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Take a look at the Pulitzer categories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories Only 1
by dcwca 9y ago
Take a look at the Pulitzer categories:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Categories
Only 1 out of 21 categories are reserved for investigative journalism, and there are categories reserved for commentary, criticism, and editorial, all of which are potentially suitable for Fowler's article.
- hlc 9y agoI'm sure how familiar you are with the categories, but really, criticism? None of those are really suitable nor would her blog piece be competitive in a category that would only be potentially suitable. And in my opinion it certainly doesn't deserve a pulitzer in investigative journalism. I think it would be cool to a new category for something like this that better captures the intent of the piece.
- chaostheory 9y agoWhy isn't Fowler's piece considered criticism?
- Paul-ish 9y agoLooking at the prize awardees for criticism, the award is for art criticism. So it wouldn't apply to Fowler's writing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Criticism
- chaostheory 9y agoOk, does it not apply to commentary or any other Pulitzer prize category?
- CPLX 9y agoThe category that would be applicable here is autobiography or maybe personal essay. Those aren't listed. There is a difference between writing about events in which you are a principal actor and ones where you are not, though needless to say that line is often very blurry.
- mcguire 9y agoFeature Writing? General Non-Fiction?