One way Joseph Pulitzer revolutionized the newspaper industry was by mainstreaming “yellow journalism,” or reporting that relied on sensationalism and could be a little loose with the facts. This video explains how the struggle for readers between Pulitzer and rival William Randolph Hearst pushed that sensationalism to the next level. Watch it here.
A ranking of the 100 best Pulitzer-winning books
No ranking is definitive, but this site compiled expert analysis with book sales and other factors to rank the best books to win the Pulitzer. The list is topped by Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” and includes fiction and nonfiction winners, providing a starred fan ranking and endorsements from experts and famous people. Check out the list here.
The Pulitzers' biggest controversies
From fabricated articles to fiction that inspired FBI surveillance, these are five of the most controversial moments in Pulitzer Prize history. Among them: the Pulitzer board’s decision not to give novelist Sinclair Lewis the 1921 award for fiction. This snub led the author of “Main Street” to become the first recipient to reject the prize in 1926. Read more here.
How the Pulitzer jury made its first hip-hop selection
Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 Pulitzer made history as the firs hip-hop artist ever to receive the award. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the jury made its groundbreaking selection in this interview with music professor Farah Jasmine Griffin. She discusses the selection process, reactions, and hip-hop's growing significance. Listen to the story here.
Do Pulitzers help newspapers keep readers?
This historical look at the correlation between winning a Pulitzer and reader numbers comes from data expert Nate Silver. Silver argues the awards mostly don’t affect readership. But his data was restricted to newspapers between 2004-13—the rise in hyperlocal online outlets receiving awards over the last few years could change the game completely. Read here.
Visualizing 100 years of Pulitzers
This fascinating data visualization breaks down a century of Pulitzer Prizes. Award categories are laid out against a timeline, and the symbols used to represent each winner indicate the topic of the winning work, the number of prizes won by that outlet thus far, and whether the prize was awarded to an individual or a newsroom. Zoom in on the data here.
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