The Pulitzer Prize

The Inside Story of America's Most Prestigious Award

• Author(s): J. Douglas Bates,
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Group
• Pages: 291
• ISBN_10: 1559720700
  ISBN_13: 9781559720700
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers , Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism , Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:... Douglas Bates reveals what happened behind the closed doorsof Columbia Univer sity, when the judges met to choose the winners of America's most prestigious awards for 1990--The Pulitzer Prize. Bates tells of the judges' cavalier deliberations, careless handling of ethical conflicts, and how, contrary to the rules, the finalists' names were leaked. More than an account of political infighting, The Pulitzer Prize is a riveting story of glamour and glory.