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Pulitzer Board Just Sucked Life Out of Book Industry

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:50:04 CDT

Sure, there's a possibility that when the Pulitzer Prize board failed to announce a fiction winner, the reason could have been a simple deadlock. But most who heard the news probably didn't assume that, and instead figured "it was a bum year for fiction," writes author Ann Patchett, who penned...

The 3 Novels That Almost Won a Pulitzer

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:30:05 CDT

For the first time in 35 years, no Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded —but that doesn't mean no works of fiction were considered. The Pulitzer jurors narrowed down the possibilities to three novels … and then the Pulitzer board decided, "after lengthy consideration," not to give the prize to...

No Fiction Pulitzer Awarded for First Time in 35 Years

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:49:04 CDT

The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes are out, and for the first time in 35 years a Pulitzer for fiction is not among them, reports the AP , which itself snagged an award for its series on NYPD spying. Without further ado, the list of winners: Public service: Philadelphia Inquirer Breaking news reporting:...

LA Times Wins Key Pulitzer

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:00:29 CDT

The Los Angeles Times took home the coveted public service Pulitzer Prize this afternoon for its exposé of widepsread corruption in the city of Bell, Calif. The piece eventually led to the arrests of eight city officials, including the city administrator, who was pulling down $800,000 a year. The...

Pulitzers Are Pointless

Matt Cantor — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:17:00 CDT

The Pulitzer Prizes for journalism are awarded today, but they don’t mean a thing, writes Jack Shafer. “I doubt that one newspaper reader in 10,000 could tell you a day after the Pulitzers are awarded who got the prize for explanatory reporting,” he notes in a 2004 piece, reprinted...

Snobs Doomed Enquirer's Pulitzer Bid

M. Morris — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:37:00 CDT

By any sane measure, the unmasking of John Edwards as a philanderer who knocked up his mistress while his wife battled cancer was one of the all-time great scoops—except in determining the winners of yesterday's Pulitzer Prizes for journalism. "The media elite circled the wagons to exclude the scrappy,...

Hank Williams Wins Pulitzer

Rob Quinn — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:00:00 CDT

Late country music legend Hank Williams is among this year's Pulitzer winners. The singer, who died in 1953, "expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life," the board wrote, awarding the hugely influential...

Post Snags 4 Pulitzers, Times 3; Enquirer Shut Out

M. Morris — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:06:46 CDT

The Washington Post won four Pulitzer Prizes today, one more than the archrival New York Times —and four more than the National Enquirer, which entered its coverage of the John Edwards sex scandal . In a breakthrough for online journalism, Sheri Fink of ProPublica won for an investigation of euthanasia at...

Pulitzer Will Consider National Enquirer Stories

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:17:16 CST

The National Enquirer is officially in the running for a Pulitzer. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, the prize board has accepted the tabloid's submission for breaking news of John Edwards’ affair. The staff is entered in two categories: investigative reporting and national news reporting, reports Emily Miller in the...