Pulitzer's gold : a century of public service journalism /

The Joseph Pulitzer Gold Medal for meritorious public service is an unparalleled American media honor, awarded to news organizations for collaborative reporting that moves readers, provokes change, and advances the journalistic profession. Updated to reflect new winners and the many changes in the p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Roy J., Jr., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Edición:Revised and updated edition.
Temas:
Journalism > Awards > United States.
Pulitzer Prizes > History.
Prix Pulitzer > Histoire.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Journalism > Awards.
Pulitzer Prizes.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Gold for a new century. 1. A medal for all seasons, 2013-2014: from police speeding to NSA spying
  • 2. The most prized Pulitzer: the "germ of an idea" takes root
  • 3. A newsroom challenged, 2002: the New York Times and 9/11
  • 4. Epiphany in Boston, 2003: the Globe and the church
  • 5. From Times to Times, 2004-2005: rivals win in New York and Los Angeles
  • 6. The storm before the calm, 2006: the Times-Picayune and the Sun Herald's summer of Katrina
  • 7. Stocks and soldiers, 2007-2008: the Journal on options, the Post on Walter Reed
  • 8. Prizing youth, 2009-2010: the Las Vegas Sun and the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
  • 9. The tradition survives, 2011-2012: return of the L.A. Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Part II. Coming of age. 10. First gold, 1917-1919: the Great War, brought home
  • 11. Reporting on the roaring, 1920-1929: Ponzi's scam and an Ohio editor's murder
  • 12. From Depression to wartime, 1930-1945: corruption and the Dust Bowl
  • 13. A handful of gold, 1936-1952: the Post-Dispatch makes its mark
  • 14. A new stew of issues, 1953-1969: Little Rock, the suburbs, and firsts for women
  • 15. Secret papers, secret reporting, 1972: the Pentagon papers and the Times
  • 16. All the editor's men, 1973: Watergate and the Post
  • Part III. Challenges for a new era. 17. In Watergate's shadow, 1970-1978: Newsday, the Inquirer, and Davids vs. Goliaths
  • 18. Mightier than the snake, 1979: the Point Reyes Light on Synanon
  • 19. Everybody's business, 1980-1989: considering the company view
  • 20. The nature of things, 1990-1998: the scientific and the sordid
  • 21. The Post rings twice, 1999-2000: police shootings and shameful homes
  • Afterword. A new voice of the South.

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