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I only associated Pulitzers with journalists, reporters, writers, and other professionals in that vein. It's a fascinating new era where anyone (not just profe

by redm 9y ago

I only associated Pulitzers with journalists, reporters, writers, and other professionals in that vein. It's a fascinating new era where anyone (not just professionals) could be eligible because of the Web and its ability to connect people.

Brockenstein 9y ago
So you take a previous Pulitzer prize winning piece and the one variable you change is the author isn't a official journalist™ and now it's not Pulitzer worthy? I would like to be believe the Pulitzer Prize should recognize exceptional work and the fact that exceptional work can come from anywhere shouldn't really be a problem.
- praneshp 9y ago
  He never said they should be denied the prize. If I read it correctly, he said it's interesting that it's opened up to everyone now.
  - chaostheory 9y ago
    @Brokenstein may have intended to reply to @mohamedattahri's comment
- jasondemeuse 9y ago
  I think you totally misunderstood the OP you're replying to. As far as I can tell he is agreeing with your sentiment 100%.
- Eridrus 9y ago
  To me, good journalism tries to discover new facts and synthesize the existing information available, which doesn't exactly seem like what Susan Fowler did when she wrote about her personal experience. So, if the goals of the Pulitzer prize were to reward good journalism, I do not think this would be a good choice. However, if the goals of the Pulitzer is to reward good writing that has an impact, regardless of whether it is journalism™ or not, then this seems like a good fit. I feel like the Pulitzer prize leans towards the former though, if you look at the National Reporting Pulitzer this year, it went to WaPo for some Trump reporting, which AFAICT has had no impact whatsoever.
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Nothorized 9y ago
Well, Lin-Manuel Miranda won a Pulitzer for Hamilton. There is more than just journalists who can be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. For the full list, see the Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories
- jimbokun 9y ago
  Of those, Public Service is probably the best fit for Fowler's piece. EDIT: As Anders points out in the article.

by redm 9y ago

Brockenstein 9y ago

So you take a previous Pulitzer prize winning piece and the one variable you change is the author isn't a official journalist™ and now it's not Pulitzer worthy? I would like to be believe the Pulitzer Prize should recognize exceptional work and the fact that exceptional work can come from anywhere shouldn't really be a problem.

praneshp 9y ago
He never said they should be denied the prize. If I read it correctly, he said it's interesting that it's opened up to everyone now.
- chaostheory 9y ago
  @Brokenstein may have intended to reply to @mohamedattahri's comment
jasondemeuse 9y ago
I think you totally misunderstood the OP you're replying to. As far as I can tell he is agreeing with your sentiment 100%.
Eridrus 9y ago
To me, good journalism tries to discover new facts and synthesize the existing information available, which doesn't exactly seem like what Susan Fowler did when she wrote about her personal experience. So, if the goals of the Pulitzer prize were to reward good journalism, I do not think this would be a good choice. However, if the goals of the Pulitzer is to reward good writing that has an impact, regardless of whether it is journalism™ or not, then this seems like a good fit. I feel like the Pulitzer prize leans towards the former though, if you look at the National Reporting Pulitzer this year, it went to WaPo for some Trump reporting, which AFAICT has had no impact whatsoever.
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Nothorized 9y ago

Well, Lin-Manuel Miranda won a Pulitzer for Hamilton. There is more than just journalists who can be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. For the full list, see the Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories

jimbokun 9y ago
Of those, Public Service is probably the best fit for Fowler's piece. EDIT: As Anders points out in the article.