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OverviewNo journalism awards are awaited with as much anticipation as the Pulitzer Prizes. And among those Pulitzers, none is more revered than the Joseph Pulitzer Gold Medal. Pulitzer's Gold is the first book to trace the ninety-year history of the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, awarded annually to a newspaper rather than to individuals, in the form of that Gold Medal. Exploring this service-journalism legacy, Roy Harris recalls dozens of 'stories behind the stories', often allowing the journalists involved to share their own accounts. Harris takes his Gold Medal saga through two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights struggle, and the Vietnam era before bringing public-service journalism into a twenty-first century that includes 9/11, a Catholic Church scandal, and corporate exposes. Pulitzer's Gold offers a new way of looking at journalism history and practice and a new lens through which to view America's own story. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roy J. HarrisPublisher: University of Missouri Press Imprint: University of Missouri Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780826218919ISBN 10: 0826218911 Pages: 488 Publication Date: 15 January 2010 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsIt is a must read for those who want an inside look at journalism at its best. There is no higher calling among American newspapers than public service journalism, and Roy Harris delves into it with flair and expertise. <br> --Gene Roberts, cowinner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for History At a time when the business model of the American newspaper lies broken, this book tells us, by vivid examples, why newspapers are essential to our national well-being. It is a sobering yet inspiring message. --John S. Carroll, former Los Angeles Times editor and 1993-2002 Pulitzer Prize Board member At a time when the business model of the American newspaper lies broken, this book tells us, by vivid examples, why newspapers are essential to our national well-being. It is a sobering yet inspiring message. -- John S. Carroll Author InformationRoy J. Harris Jr. served from 1971 to 1994 as a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, including six years as deputy chief of its fourteen-member Los Angeles bureau. He then spent thirteen years as senior editor of The Economist Group's CFO magazine. Early in his career he reported at the Los Angeles Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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