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2002 Pulitzer Prize
A listing of the Pulitzer Prize award winners for 2002: Journalism * Public Service: **''The New York Times'', for ''A Nation Challenged,'' a special section published regularly after the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, which coherently and comprehensively covered the tragic events, profiled the victims, and tracked the developing story, locally and globally. * Beat Reporting: ** Gretchen Morgenson of ''The New York Times'', for her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage. * Breaking News Photography **The staff of ''The New York Times'', for its consistently outstanding photographic coverage of the terrorist attack on New York City and its aftermath. * Breaking News Reporting **The staff of ''The Wall Street Journal'', for its comprehensive and insightful coverage, executed under the most difficult circumstances, of the terrorist attacks on New York City, which recounted the day's events and their implications for the future. * Commentary **Thomas Friedman of ''Th ... [...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 Editorial Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. Thus it is one of the original Pulitzers, for the program was inaugurated in 1917 with seven prizes, four of which were awarded that year. The program has also recognized opinion journalism with its Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning from 1922. Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily two others beside the winner. One person ordinarily wins the award for work with one newspaper or with affiliated papers, and that was true without exception between 1936 (the only time two prizes were given) and 1977. In the early years, several newspapers were recognized without naming any writer, and that has occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Cohen (journalist)
Sarah Cohen is an American journalist, author, and professor. Cohen is a proponent of, and teaches classes on, computational journalism and authored the book "Numbers in the Newsroom: Using math and statistics in the news." She holds the Knight Chair of Data Journalism in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Previously she was an assistant editor for computer-assisted reporting at ''The New York Times'' and adjunct faculty at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Education Cohen received an A.B. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, she worked as an economist (1980-1991) for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 1991 she returned to school at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, graduate program in public affairs reporting, and received her M.A. in journalism in 1992. Career Cohen gained her first work experience, as a report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Higham
Scott Higham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning member of ''The Washington Post's'' investigations unit. He graduated from Stony Brook University, with a B.A. in history and has a M.S. from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Higham also earned an A.S. in criminal justice at Suffolk County Community College. Career Higham worked at his school magazine, '' The Stony Brook Press'', eventually becoming the Executive Editor. After graduation, in the early 1980s, he took his first job at the ''Allentown Morning Call.'' Higham worked for the ''Miami Herald'' and later at ''The Baltimore Sun''. In an interview at his alma mater, he recalled being the first reporter at the scene of the Oklahoma City bombing attack in 1995, saying, he "was able to be a witness to history.” In 2000, he began working as an investigative reporter with ''The Washington Post.'' in 2004, Higham conducted numerous investigations for ''The Washington Post'', including an examination of abuse at the Abu Ghr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sari Horwitz
Sari Horwitz is a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning member of ''The Washington Post's'' investigation unit. A reporter for ''The Washington Post'' since 1984, she has covered crime, homeland security, federal law enforcement, education, social services, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Career Horwitz and Higham shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their examination of the deaths of children in the D.C. foster care system. Horwitz also co-wrote an investigation of D.C. police shootings that won the 1999 Pulitzer for public service and the 1999 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. She was a member of the team of reporters who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. Horwitz co-authored the 2003 book, ''Sniper: Inside the Hunt for the Killers Who Terrorized the Nation''. Among her other awards are the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for reporting on the disadvantaged and the Investigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in a U.S. news publication. It is administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. From 1953 through 1963, the category was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time. From 1964 to 1984, it was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award. Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time * 1953: Edward J. Mowery of ''New York World-Telegram & Sun'', "for his reporting of the facts which brought vindication and freedom to Louis Hoffner." * 1954: Alvin McCoy of ''The Kansas City Star'', "for a series of exclusive stories which led to the resignation under fire of C. Wesley R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Bearak
Barry Leon Bearak (born August 31, 1949, in Chicago) is an American journalist and educator who has worked as a reporter and correspondent for ''The Miami Herald'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', and ''The New York Times''. He taught journalism as a visiting professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Bearak won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his penetrating accounts of poverty and war in Afghanistan. The Pulitzer Prize committee cited him "for his deeply affecting and illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan.". Bearak was also a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing in 1987. On April 3, 2008, Bearak was taken into custody by Zimbabwean police as part of a crackdown on journalists covering the 2008 Zimbabwean election. He was charged with "falsely presenting himself as a journalist" in violation of the strict accreditation requirements that were imposed by the government of Robert Mugabe. Despite worldwide condemna ... [...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] |
Barry Siegel
Barry Siegel (born September 7, 1949) is an American journalist. He is a former national correspondent for the ''Los Angeles Times'' who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2002 for his piece "A Father's Pain, a Judge's Duty, and a Justice Beyond Their Reach." In 2003, University of California, Irvine recruited Siegel to chair the school's new undergraduate degree program in literary journalism. Siegel is the author of the true crime novel '' A Death in White Bear Lake'', which is considered by many to be a seminal document regarding child abuse. He is also the author of ''Dreamers and Schemers: How an Improbable Bid for the 1932 Olympics Transformed Los Angeles from Dusty Outpost to Global Metropolis''; ''Manifest Injustice;'' ''Claim of Privilege: A Mysterious Plane Crash, a Landmark Supreme Court Case, and the Rise of State Secrets;'' and a co-author of ''After Snowden: Privacy, Secrecy, and Security in the Information Age'' (with Ronald Goldfarb, Edward Wasserman, ... [...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] |
Pulitzer Prize For Feature Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography is one of the American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album. The Feature Photography prize was inaugurated in 1968 when the single Pulitzer Prize for Photography was replaced by the Feature prize and "Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography", renamed for "Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography" in 2000. Winners and citations One Feature Photography Pulitzer has been awarded annually from 1968 without exception. * 1968: Toshio Sakai, ''United Press International'', "for his Vietnam War combat photograph, ' Dreams of Better Times'." * 1969: Moneta Sleet Jr. of ''Ebony'', "for his photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow and child, taken at Dr. King's funeral." * 1970: Dallas Kinney, '' Palm Beach Post (Florida)'', "for his portfolio of pictures of Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For Explanatory Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear presentation. From 1985 to 1997, it was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism. The Pulitzer Prize Board announced the new category in November 1984, citing a series of explanatory articles that seven months earlier had won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. The series, "Making It Fly" by Peter Rinearson of ''The Seattle Times'', was a 29,000-word account of the development of the Boeing 757 jetliner. It had been entered in the National Reporting category, but judges moved it to Feature Writing to award it a prize. In the aftermath, the Pulitzer Prize Board said it was creating the new category in part because of the ambiguity about where explanatory accounts such as "Making It Fly" should be recognized. The Pulitzer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
