Learn more about the history of the Pulitzer Prizes and the extraordinary journalists, photographers, writers, cartoonists, screenwriters, poets and musicians who have won the honor through the years
Pulitzer Centennial Marquee Events
Civil Rights, Social Equality and Democracy, a Pulitzer 100 event held March 31-April 1, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Fla., hosted by The Poynter Institute
War, Migration and the Quest for Peace, a Pulitzer 100 event held May 19-20, 2016 in Los Angeles, hosted by Los Angeles Times and USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
The People, the Presidency, and the Press, a Pulitzer 100 event held June 2-3 in Dallas, presented by The Dallas Morning News in collaboration with the George Bush Presidential Center, the LBJ Presidential Library, and host, the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Nieman Reports
Read Nieman Reports’ special Pulitzer edition: Power, Accountability and Abuse
- A Century of Pulitzer Journalism Speaking Truth to Power
For 100 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning work has teased out power’s hidden workings and held the powerful to account – by Julia Keller - Eyes on the Prize
The Pulitzer’s greatest achievement over the past 100 years lies not in naming winners, but in setting standards – by Ann Marie Lipinski - The Story Behind the First Pulitzer for Jazz
How Wynton Marsalis’s 1997 win moved the Music Pulitzers beyond the classical canon – by Howard Reich - Pulitzer’s Forgotten Classics
10 stories that exposed abuses of power—and deserve to be remembered today – by Michael Fitzgerald - Holding Businesses Accountable
While there’s no Pulitzer category for business reporting, taking on corporations and financial interests is at the core of many Prize-winning stories – by Alicia Shepard - Excerpts from Pulitzer-Winning Works of Niemans, 1951-2016
Nieman Storyboard
Nieman Storyboard’s “Why’s This So Good?” series examines the grit and craft behind a number of Pulitzer-winning reports.
- The Pulitzer at 100: Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman on “Tainted Justice”
The Philadelphia Daily News reporters won the 2010 Investigative Reporting prize for their series on renegade narcotics cops and the snitch who snitched on them – by Steve Weinberg - The Pulitzer at 100: Anthony Shadid, an expert of the human soul
War correspondent Francesca Borri on the late journalist’s invaluable lesson: On the front line, the only thing you really need is grace - The Pulitzer at 100: The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team and an epic series on priest abuse
The reporters won the 2003 Public Service award for its dogged and far-reaching investigation that put a human face on the victims – by Ashley Powers - The Pulitzer at 100: Katherine Boo and “Invisible Lives” at group homes
Reporter Garrett Therolf talks about finding inspiration for his own career in the Washington Post series on neglect and abuse of the mentally disabled
Read the Work
If you’d like to read any of the groundbreaking books by Pulitzer-winning authors, visit these Harvard Square bookstores:
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave.,Cambridge, MA 02138
The Harvard Square Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02138