1918 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1918. Journalism awards *Public Service: **''The New York Times'', for its public service in publishing in full so many official reports, documents and speeches by European statesmen relating to the progress and conduct of World War I. * Reporting: **Harold A. Littledale of the ''New York Evening Post'', for a series of articles exposing abuses in and leading to the reform of the New Jersey State prison. * Editorial Writing: **''Louisville Courier Journal'', for the editorial article, " Vae Victis!" and the editorial, " War Has Its Compensation". (No author was named, but the editorials were written by Henry Watterson.) * Newspaper History Award: ** Minna Lewinson and Henry Beetle Hough, students at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, for A History of the Services Rendered to the Public by the American Press During the Year 1917'. (1918 was the only year in which this particular award was given.) Letters and Drama Award ...
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Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University. Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised