Hodding Carter II was awarded the Pulitzer Prize “for a group of editorials published during the year 1945 on the subject of racial, religious and economic intolerance, as exemplified by the editorial ‘Go for Broke,’” according to the official Web site for the Pulitzer Prizes.
History of the Pulitzer Prize
In Joseph Pulitzer’s 1904 will, he made provision for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes as an incentive for excellence in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition.
An advisory board, known today as the Pulitzer Prize Board, was established to oversee any suspension, changes, or substitutions in the system of awards.
Since the inception of the prizes in 1917, the categories of poetry, music and photography have been added and the number of awards increased to 21.
In 20 of the 21 categories, each winner receives a certificate and a $10,000 cash reward.
The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal. The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing was one of the original categories awarded in 1917.
The formal announcement of the prizes is made each April by the president of Columbia University on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
So how do you win?
Works are tested for excellence on clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning and the power to influence public opinion in what the writer believes to be the right direction.
This year's deadline for entries in Journalsim is Feb. 1.
Visit the Pulitzer Prizes Web site at http://www.pulitzer.org/how_to_enter for more information on eligibility requirements and submission guidelines.
- It's not what you say, it's how you say it -
The correct pronunciation of Pulitzer is “PULL it sir.”
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