It's that time again--the Pulitzer Prizes have been announced! I, for one, look forward to when the awards for exemplary works of journalism, books, drama, and music are released each year. It's exciting to discover new things to read. I spent at least an hour today reading the
New York Times reporter Amy Harmon's winning series about DNA testing and its ethical issues. She really demonstrated how to write an understandable and interesting set of articles about very difficult issues.
Well, I might as well admit that the photography category is my favorite. Great photographs do what words can't. I love the way an amazing photo can tell a story, riveting the viewer to its subject. Preston Gannaway of New Hampshire's Concord Monitor won a Pulitzer for her photos about a family's struggle with a mother's fatal illness. Let me tell you, it's a tearjerker.
The Pulitzer Prize web site offers plenty to read and see. Of course it can't post a play on its site, but I hope to one day see winner
August: Osage County one day. My fellow blogger, Audra gave it ten thumbs up (for the record, Audra only has the normal two thumbs, but she really, really liked the play).
There's so many categories and so many winners that I'll have to ask you to check it out yourself:www.pulitzer.org. Enjoy! I'm going to check out the Investigative Journalism category myself right now.
