Archive for April 9, 2008

Are Pulitzers and awards important, relevant or worse?

The 2008 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded yesterday, which begs the question: Are Pulitzers good for journalism? Do awards cause journalists to work harder to refine their craft, or do they cause journalists to pander to award committees? Do the Pulitzers even recognize the best work in journalism or do they tend to only honor an [...]