Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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Inspired by ProPublica’s groundbreaking reporting on the stillbirth crisis, which was a finalist for a 2023 Pulitzer Prize, the film is a powerful story of grief, healing and three mothers demanding that the U.S. do better by expecting parents.
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Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Prior to working for Reagan, Dolan was the youngest journalist in American history to win the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Stamford Advocate in the late 1970s exposing the Mafia's grip on the city's local government—from the local police force straight through to city hall.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the early 2000s, Les Payne, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, and his wife Violet began a popular Harlem salon in Sugar Hill.
—Shannon J. Effinger, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
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Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Prior to working for Reagan, Dolan was the youngest journalist in American history to win the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Stamford Advocate in the late 1970s exposing the Mafia's grip on the city's local government—from the local police force straight through to city hall.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the early 2000s, Les Payne, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, and his wife Violet began a popular Harlem salon in Sugar Hill.
—Shannon J. Effinger, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
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