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1993 Pulitzer Prize
The 1993 Pulitzer Prizes were: Journalism awards *Public Service: **''The Miami Herald'', for coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction. * Spot News Reporting: **Staff of the ''Los Angeles Times'', for balanced, comprehensive, penetrating coverage under deadline pressure of the second, most destructive day of the Los Angeles riots. *Investigative Reporting: **Jeff Brazil and Stephen Berry, ''Orlando Sentinel'', for exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists—most of them minorities—by a sheriff's drug squad. *Explanatory Journalism: **Mike Toner, ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', for "When Bugs Fight Back," a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics and pesticides. *Beat Reporting: **Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. Whit, ''The Wall Street Journal'', for often exclusive coverage of General Motors' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 from $10,000 in 2017). The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal. Entry and prize consideration The Pulitzer Prize does not automatically consider all applicable works in the media, but only those that have specifically been entered. (There is a $75 entry fee, for each desired entry category.) Entries must fit in at least one of the specific prize categories, and cannot simply gain entrance for being literary or musical. Works can also be entered only in a maximum of two categories, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For National Reporting
This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs in the United States. In its first six years (1942–1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National. List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National * 1942: Louis Stark of ''The New York Times'' for his distinguished reporting of important labor stories during the year. * 1943: No award given *1944: Dewey L. Fleming of ''The Baltimore Sun'' For his distinguished reporting during the year 1943. *1945: James Reston of ''The New York Times'' for his news dispatches and interpretive articles on the Dumbarton Oaks security conference. * 1946: Edward A. Harris of ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' for his articles on the Tidewater Oil situation which contributed to the nationwide opposition to the appointment and confirmation of Edwin W. Pauley as Undersecretary of the Navy. * 1947: Edward T. Folliard of ''The Washington Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small Navassa Island, which is claimed by Haiti but is disputed as a United States territory under federal administration."Haiti" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Haiti is in size, the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and has an estimated population of 11.4 million, making it the most populous country in the Caribb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Balmaseda
Liz Balmaseda (born January 17, 1959) is a journalist who writes for ''The Palm Beach Post''. Balmaseda was born in Puerto Padre, Cuba, amidst the Cuban Revolution. Her family emigrated to the United States, and she grew up in Miami, Florida. She received an associate's degree from Miami Dade College, and then a bachelor's degree from Florida International University in communications in 1981. She had been an intern for the '' Miami Herald'' in 1980, and was hired upon her graduation in 1981 to write for '' El Herald'', the ''Miami Herald''s Spanish-language sister paper. She worked in this and several other reporting assignments at the ''Herald'' until 1985, when she left to become Central America bureau chief, based in El Salvador, for ''Newsweek''. She moved to NBC News as a field producer based in Honduras before returning to the ''Miami Herald'' in November 1987 as a feature writer. Balmaseda was awarded her first Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1993 for her writings on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For Commentary
The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary is an award administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism "for distinguished commentary, using any available journalistic tool". It is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been presented since 1970. Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily with two others beside the winner. Winners and citations The Commentary Pulitzer has been awarded to one person annually without exception—45 prizes in 44 years 1970–2014. No person has won it twice. The New York Times and the Washington Post/Washington Post Writers Group are the media outlets associated with the most winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, with nine recipients each. * 1970: Marquis W. Childs, ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', "distinguished commentary during 1969." * 1971: William A. Caldwell, '' The Record'' (Hackensack, New Jersey), "for his commentary in his daily column." * 1972: Mike Royko, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lardner Jr
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For Feature Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1979 for a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality. Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily two others beside the winner. Winners and citations In its first 35 years to 2013, the Feature Writing Pulitzer was awarded 34 times; none was given in 2004 and 2014, and it was never split. Gene Weingarten alone won it twice, in 2008 and 2010. * 1979: Jon D. Franklin, ''Baltimore Evening Sun'', forMrs. Kelly's Monster, "an account of brain surgery." * 1980: Madeleine Blais, ''Miami Herald'', "forZepp's Last Stand'" * 1981: Teresa Carpenter, ''Village Voice'', foDeath of a Playmate "her account of the death of actress-model Dorothy Stratten." (The prize in this category was originally awarded to Janet Cooke of ''The Washington Post'', but was revoked afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and Herzegovina borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest. In the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea within the Mediterranean, which is about long and surrounds the town of Neum. Bosnia, which is the inland region of the country, has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In the central and eastern regions of the country, the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and in the northeast it is predominantly flat. Herzegovina, which is the smaller, southern region of the country, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city of the country followed by Banja Luka, Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
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Newsday
''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and formerly it was "Newsday, the Long Island Newspaper". The newspaper's headquarters is in Melville, New York, in Suffolk County. ''Newsday'' has won 19 Pulitzer Prizes and has been a finalist for 20 more. As of 2019, its weekday circulation of 250,000 was the 8th-highest in the United States, and the highest among suburban newspapers. By January 2014, ''Newsday''s total average circulation was 437,000 on weekdays, 434,000 on Saturdays and 495,000 on Sundays. As of June 2022, the paper had an average print circulation of 97,182. History Founded by Alicia Patterson and her husband, Harry Guggenheim, the publication was first produced on September 3, 1940 from Hempstead. For many years until a major redesign in the 1970s, ''Newsday'' copied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Gutman
Roy Gutman (born March 5, 1944) is an American journalist and author. Biography Gutman received a B.A. degree from Haverford College with a major in History and an MSc. degree from the London School of Economics in International Relations. Roy Gutman joined Newsday in January 1982 and served for eight years as national security reporter in Washington. While European bureau chief, from 1989 to 1994, he reported on the downfall of the Polish, East German, and Czechoslovak regimes, the opening of the Berlin Wall, the unification of Germany, the first democratic elections in the former Eastern Bloc, and the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia. He served for two years as foreign editor for Newsday and five years as foreign editor for McClatchy Newspapers in Washington, D.C. He went on to become chief of the McClatchy Baghdad and Middle East Bureaus before turning freelance in 2016. Gutman's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, the George Polk Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For International Reporting
This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. In its first six years (1942–1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International. List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International *1942: Laurence Edmund Allen, Associated Press, "for reporting on the British Mediterranean Fleet." *1943: Ira Wolfert, North American Newspaper Alliance, "for a series of articles on the battle of the Solomon Islands." *1944: Daniel De Luce, Associated Press, "for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943." *1945: Mark S. Watson, ''The Baltimore Sun'', "for distinguished reporting from Washington, London and the French and Italian fronts in 1944." * 1946: Homer Bigart, '' New York Herald Tribune'', "for distinguished war reporting from the Pacific." * 1947: Eddy Gilmore, Associated Press, "for his correspondence from Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
