pulitzer prize

     

The Pulitzer Prize, pronounce /ˈpʊlɨtsɚ/ PULL-it-sər, is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements and musical composition. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Ironically, Pulitzer along with William Hearst was one of the originators of yellow journalism.

Trivia about pulitzer prize

  • The New York Times' Anne McCormick was 1st woman to win this for foreign correspondence
  • In 1983 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Symphony No. 1 made her the first woman to win this prize for music
  • In April 2002 at the age of 88, Henry Brant won this prize, also given to journalists, for music
  • A picture at Dr. King's funeral made Ebony's Moneta Sleet, Jr. the 1st black male photographer to win this prize
  • Ernest Poole became the first novelist to win this prize on June 3, 1918

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