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2000 Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes for 2000 were announced on April 10, 2000. Journalism awards *Public Service: **''The Washington Post'', notably for the work of Katherine Boo that disclosed wretched neglect and abuse in the city's group homes for the mentally retarded, which forced officials to acknowledge the conditions and begin reforms. * Breaking News Reporting: **Staff of ''The Denver Post'', for its clear and balanced coverage of the student massacre at Columbine High School. *Investigative Reporting: ** Sang-Hun Choe, Charles J. Hanley and Martha Mendoza of the Associated Press, for revealing, with extensive documentation, the decades-old secret of how American soldiers early in the Korean War killed hundreds of Korean civilians in a massacre at the No Gun Ri Bridge. *Explanatory Reporting: ** Eric Newhouse of the ''Great Falls Tribune'', for his vivid examination of alcohol abuse and the problems it creates in the community. *Beat Reporting: **George Dohrmann of the '' St. Paul Pionee ... [...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] |
