Pulitzer Prizes 2009: New York Times sweeps the board
On April 20, 2009, the annual Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in New York City. The New York Times swept the journalism categories, winning five prizes. The top honor, however, went to the Las Vegas Sun.
On April 20, 2009, the annual Pulitzer Prizes were awarded at a press conference at Columbia University in New York City. The New York Times came out on top among the journalism prizes. The renowned paper was awarded five prizes. Particular attention was paid to the newspaper's rapid and extensive coverage of the sex scandal that forced New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to resign.
The highest Pulitzer Prize in the "Public Service" category, however, went to the Las Vegas Sun newspaper and its reporter Alexandra Berzon. She had uncovered the unusual number of deaths among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded in more than 20 categories for both journalism and fiction, drama and music. The prizes are endowed with 10,000 dollars (12,000 Swiss francs) each. The award, which has been presented since 1917, is named after its founder, the Hungarian-born U.S. publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847- 1911).
The highest Pulitzer Prize in the "Public Service" category, however, went to the Las Vegas Sun newspaper and its reporter Alexandra Berzon. She had uncovered the unusual number of deaths among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded in more than 20 categories for both journalism and fiction, drama and music. The prizes are endowed with 10,000 dollars (12,000 Swiss francs) each. The award, which has been presented since 1917, is named after its founder, the Hungarian-born U.S. publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847- 1911).
