The Pulitzer Prize is also known as the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism.

Established in 1917 according to the last wish of American newspaper giant Joseph Pulitzer, it has developed into one of the highest honorary awards in American journalism in the 1970s and 1980s. Now, it is constantly improving. The selection system has resulted in the Pulitzer Prize being viewed as a global award.

Selection system

The Pulitzer Prize is evaluated by fourteen members of Columbia University’s Pulitzer Prize Selection Committee in the spring of each year, and is officially awarded by the president of Columbia University in May. .

Awards

The Pulitzer Prize is divided into two categories, journalism and creative writing. The Pulitzer Prize is also an award that encourages America. Journalism winners can be of any nationality, but the winning entry must be published in a U.S. weekly (or daily) newspaper. Creative field recipients must be U.S. citizens, with the only exception being the History Award. Books on American history are eligible, and the author does not have to be American.

Journalism Award

☉Pulitzer Award for Meritorious Public Service

☉Pulitzer Award for General Journalism

☉Pulley Award Pulitzer Prize for Domestic Reporting

☉Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

☉Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

☉Pulitzer Prize for Interpretive Journalism

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☉Pulitzer Prize for Professional Journalism

☉Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

☉Pulitzer Prize for Cartoon Writing (since 1922)

☉Pulitzer Prize for Live News Photography (started in 1942, divided into live news and features in 1968)

☉Pulitzer Prize for Close-up Photography (started in 1942, divided into live news and features in 1968) and features)

☉Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

☉Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

☉Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

Creative Circle Award

☉Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

1999: "The Hours" - Michael Cunningham

☉Pulitzer Drama Award

☉Pulitzer Prize for History

☉Pulitzer Prize for Biography

☉Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (since 1922)

☉Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction (started in 1962)

☉Pulitzer Prize for Music (started in 1943)

Related History

The Pulitzer Prize was first awarded in 1917, which has a history of 88 years. The founder of the Pulitzer Prize is Joseph Pulitzer, an American journalism tycoon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pulitzer was born in Hungary in 1847 and died in the United States in 1911 at the age of sixty-four. Pulitzer's life is legendary. He was born into a wealthy family in Hungary. His father was a grain merchant. Pulitzer was well educated and had dreamed of becoming a soldier since he was a child. At the age of seventeen, Pulitzer applied to join the Austrian Army, Napoleon's Overseas Legion and the British Army in India. However, due to his poor health and myopia, his applications were all rejected. When Pulitzer was dejected, the American military recruiters in Europe admitted him, so Pulitzer took a boat across the ocean and came to the United States. Pulitzer did not speak much English at that time, but he was very good in German and French, which was just right for him, because most of the soldiers recruited by the United States from Europe at that time could not speak much English.

After Pulitzer served as a soldier for a year, he left the army and began to work everywhere. He moved luggage, worked as a restaurant waiter, and delivered goods. Although life was difficult when he first arrived in the United States, Pulitzer still made full use of his time to study in the library. One day, Pulitzer saw two people playing chess in the library of St. Louis. He couldn't help but make a move. Unexpectedly, he was praised by the chess players, and they started talking. It turned out that the two chess players were editors of a famous German newspaper at the time. They admired Pulitzer and introduced him to work in the newspaper. Pulitzer then embarked on the path of professional journalism. In the following decades, whether as a reporter, editor, or newspaper owner, Pulitzer worked diligently to attract readers with fair and detailed reports.

Pulitzer was very successful in running the newspaper, but it was also very bumpy. He not only encountered challenges from competitors, but also faced accusations from the US government at that time.

Pulitzer was in poor health for the last two decades of his life and was nearly blind. Under such circumstances, he still adhered to the concept of press freedom, insisted on exposing social injustice, insisted on exposing the misconduct of the US government, and strived to cultivate professional journalists. Pulitzer famously said, "America will survive only with a free press."

Pulitzer died in 1911; in 1912, the Columbia University School of Journalism was established; in 1917, the first Pulitzer Prize was awarded, and it has been 88 years.

The Pulitzer Prize for Literature has always been regarded as an honor by American writers, but there are exceptions. Sinclair Lewis in 1926 and William Saroyan in 1940 both refused to accept the award as a sign of honor. Contempt