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Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize
NamePulitzer Prize
DescriptionExcellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition
PresenterColumbia University
CountryUnited States
Year1917

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The Pulitzer Prize (c-eniconˈpʊlɨtsər) is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. According to the administrators of the Pulitzer Prize the correct pronunciation of the name should sound like the verb pull, as in "Pull it, sir"

Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal, which always goes to a newspaper, although an individual may be named in the citation.


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