What the 2018 Pulitzers tell us about the state of American journalism
The 14 Pulitzer prizes for American journalism can be a form of tea leaves for the state of the industry. The winners and finalists offer a highly imperfect view of who's doing notable work. It is often said that you have to be both good and lucky to win one of the prizes. Here are a few observations:
The New York Times and Washington Post dominate
Together, they won five prizes, including one that the two papers shared.
As widely predicted, the New York Times and The New Yorker shared the Public Service prize for reporting on Harvey Weinstein and Times' sequels on sexual harassment. The pieces launched the #MeToo movement, a rare impact whose only obvious recent counterpart was the Boston Globe's reporting on pedophile priests which won for Public Service in 2003.
Rick Edmonds, writing for Poynter, analyzes what this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners tell us about the current state of American journalism. Read it HERE.
