Pulitzer prize


The haunting images of a dying child

Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer prize for feature photography — so yes, it’s a little old, but trust us, you’ll want to see this — this heartbreaking series portrays a single mother caring for her young son in his losing battle with cancer.

How Pulitzer winners are spending their prize money

Pulitzer Prize winners receive a cool $10,000 for their efforts. So how are the latest recipients going to splash their cash? Holidays, cars and parties. Rock ‘n roll.

Media briefs: Fairfax real estate woes … Pulitzer Prize noms

Relations between Fairfax and Melbourne real estate agents have plunged to a new low after a massive Domain stuff up. Plus, all the Pulitzer winners, Rudd’s “dud” health plan needs some new gowns and other media news of the day.

Pulitzer Prize winners announced

The winners of journalism’s most coveted gongs have been announced: The Washington Post won the most awards, while investigative outfit ProPublica clocked up one for online journalism with a nod for its excellent expose on New Orleans hospitals post-Katrina.

Joseph Pulitzer was no prize

Newspaper mogul Joseph Pulitzer’s name may be synonymous with journalism due to the award he endowed, but the man himself was no model of media management, according to this fascinating biography of a man most of us have heard of but know nothing about.

Why the National Enquirer deserves a Pulitzer

While all the mainstream media outlets ignored it, the National Enquirer unleashed one of the biggest political scandals of the year with their story on John Edwards’ love child. Ross Douthat examines how a dated scandal sheet beat the internet.

Politico elected to the Pulitzer board

The Executive Editor of political commentary site Politico, Jim VandeHei, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize board — the organisation’s first representative from the world of online news.

Bloggers now eligible for the Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize has relaxed its eligibility requirements to open the award up to more online reporters. With the web increasingly becoming the source for breaking news, it’s surely only a matter of time.

Pulitzer won’t save jobs in journalism’s brave new world

It appears even the holy grail of journalism awards can’t save writers from unemployed destitution.

Pulitzer Prize winners for breaking news photography

Stirring images from top news agencies.

Media briefs: Pirates capture the Australia Council’s Facebook page

Schweppes release hairy man bibs … Sun-Times cut non-union staff … PolitiFact.com wins a Pulitzer

Media briefs and TV ratings: The perils of live TV

The perils of live TV … Pulitzer winners, other than Bob … Will nobody think of the torch? … Nine turns off the Power of 10 … Last night’s TV ratings.