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First Run Features
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English
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This new documentary by Academy Award-winning director Kirk Simon celebrates the centenary of the Pulitzers - the revered national award for excellence in journalism and the arts. The Pulitzers have had an immeasurable impact on American sensibility and beyond over the past 100 years. The riveting tales of the winning artists give an insider's view of how these pinnacles of achievement are selected and how the award has the power to change lives and...
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English
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The Joseph Pulitzer Gold Medal for public service is awarded to news organizations for reporting that moves readers, provokes change, and advances the journalistic profession. This book goes behind the scenes to explain the mechanisms and effects of these groundbreaking works. This one-hundred-year history follows all types of reporting: environmental, business, disaster coverage, and more.--
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University of Missouri Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
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"Examines the ninety-year history of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service awarded to newspapers. Harris recalls many stories including the New York Time's Pentagon Papers exclusive, the Watergate scandal that was uncovered by the Washington Post and coverage of Hurricane Katrina by the Times-Picayune of New Orleans and the Sun Herald of Biloxi, Mississippi"--Provided by publisher.