Pulitzer will go online

    On Monday, without any exaggeration, one of the most important strongholds of the print press fell. The Pulitzer Prize, awarded annually by the trustees of Columbia University in New York to the best representatives of the US journalism and writing profession, has now begun to accept applications for participation from purely online publications. Proudly turning up their noses at their achievements against the background of a continuing collapse in print runs in recent years, the judging commission nevertheless made this important decision until the Prize finally lost all its significance.

    Materials from online media will participate in consideration by the commission on equal terms with print in all 14 competitive categories: “For coverage of local news”, “For an outstanding investigation”, “For an outstanding presentation of sensational material”, “For excellence”, etc. At the same time, all the basic conditions remain in force: the publication should be published (updated) at least 1 time per week and should be devoted to work on the news field that "meets the highest journalistic principles."

    “The new rules ... more fully recognize the role of the Web, while at the same time emphasizing the enduring value of words and serious reporting,” says Sig Gissler, administrator of the Award.

    Interestingly, the announcement of changes in the Award coincided with the news of the bankruptcy of one of the oldest newspaper companies in the United States, Tribune Co.

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