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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

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 (1970). Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily with two others beside the winner.

The award was retired from 2026, when it was merged with the category into Opinion Writing.