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Entry deadline approaching for 2009 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism
February 1, 2009 is the deadline for entries in the 2009 Journalism competition. Since the deadline falls on a Sunday this year, entries postmarked up to and including February 2, 2009 will be accepted. The Pulitzer Prize office will not be open on January 31 or February 1. For packages shipped using FedEx, please choose the option "Direct Signature Required."
Prizes broadened to include online-only publications primarily devoted to original news reporting
The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism have been expanded to include many text-based newspapers and news organizations that publish only on the Internet.The Pulitzer Board also has decided to allow entries made up entirely of online content to be submitted in all 14 Pulitzer journalism categories.
While broadening the competition, the Board stressed that all entered material -- whether online or in print -- should come from United States newspapers or news organizations that publish at least weekly, that are "primarily dedicated to original news reporting and coverage of ongoing stories," and that "adhere to the highest journalistic principles.”
New entry forms and guidelines for the 2009 competition
Pulitzer Board elects two new members
Randell Beck, president and publisher of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Keven Ann Willey, editorial page editor of The Dallas Morning News, have been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Pulitzer Prizes redesign Website
Our new site improves access to a rich storehouse of information on the best in American newspaper journalism and the arts from 1917 to the present. Among the site’s features:
- A timeline, composed of iconic Pulitzer images, that swiftly connects to winners and finalists through the decades.
- Information on the history and administration of the Prizes.
- Details on how to enter the competition.