| Description |
ix, 473 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Filling a Black Hole -- Pt. 1. Gold for a New Century -- Ch. 1. The Storm before the Calm -- Ch. 2. The Most Prized Pulitzer -- Ch. 3. Spotlight on the Church -- Ch. 4. A Newsroom Challenged -- Ch. 5. Epiphany in Boston -- Ch. 6. From Times to Times -- Pt. 2. Coming of Age -- Ch. 7. First Gold -- Ch. 8. Reporting on the Roaring -- Ch. 9. From Depression to Wartime -- Ch. 10. A Handful of Gold -- Ch. 11. A New Stew of Issues -- Pt. 3. The Golden Seventies -- Ch. 12. Secret Papers, Secret Reporting -- Ch. 13. All the Editor's Men -- Ch. 14. Two Types of Teaming -- Ch. 15. Davids and Goliaths -- Ch. 16. Mightier than the Snake -- Ch. 17. Pulitzer, Reform Thyself -- Pt. 4. Challenges for a New Era -- Ch. 18. Everybody's Business -- Ch. 19. The Nature of Things -- Ch. 20. The Post Rings Twice -- Ch. 21. Covering "De-Portland" -- Afterword: Back to the Future -- App. The Gold Medal in History |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-448) and index |
| Subject |
Journalism -- Awards -- United States.
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Pulitzer Prizes -- History.
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| LC no. |
2007031461 |
| ISBN |
9780826217684 (alk. paper) |
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0826217680 (alk. paper) |
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