Pulitzer Prize
An American award for journalism
History of the Pulitzer Prize
Joseph Pulitzer left in his will to Columbia University that $250,000 would be left to start a journalism school and also to give an award to the best journalist. The awards are still given out every April.
Categories
- Public Service
- Breaking News Reporting
- Investigative Reporting
- Explanatory Reporting
- Local Reporting
- National Reporting
- International Reporting
- Feature Writing
- Commentary
- Criticism
- Editorial Writing
- Editorial Cartooning
- Breaking News Photography
- Feature Photography
There are 8 categories in Letters and Drama
- Fiction
- Drama
- History
- Biography or Autobiography
- Poetry
- General Non-Fiction
- Music
- Novel