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who began the awarding of prizes for journalism?
joseph pulitzer
when did he establish the “prize” in his will?
1904
what year did he die and how?
1912, on his yacht
what two papers did pulitzer own?
new york world & st louis post-dispatch
what was his purpose in starting the prize?
to incentivize excellence
what did the winner get in the beginning?
$500 and a medal
how did he leave room for changes as progress in journalism which would come after his death?
advisory board
which three papers have won the most prizes in journalism?
new york times, wall st. journal, washington post
when are the pulitzer prizes announced each year?
april
who determines the winner?
columbia university journalism department
fiction winner 1948
tales of the south pacific- michener
fiction winner 1961
to kill a mockingbird- lee
fiction winner 1983
the color purple- walker
fiction winner 1988
beloved- morrison
1st male winner 1918
his family- poole
1st female winner 1921
the age of innocence- wharton
which president won the award for “profiles in courage”
john f kennedy
who won in 1940 for “Grapes of Wrath”
john steinbeck
who refused the award, why?
sinclair lewis, did not believe in a contest that ranked one writer higher than another
how many awards are given out now?
23
what does the winner receive now?
$15,000, certificate, travel + study abroad
who was denied the pulitzer in 1941, why?
ernest hemingway, morally unacceptable
when did hemingway receive a pulitzer? what was it for?
1953, the old man and the sea
what fiction novel won for 2022?
the netanyahus by joshua cohen
what non-fiction book won for 2022?
invisible child by andrea elliott
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