Harris , Jr. / Harris / Jr. Pulitzer's Gold

A Century of Public Service Journalism
revised and updated Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-231-54056-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten

Published to coincide with the 2016 centennial celebration of the Pulitzer Prize, a new edition of the “stories behind the stories” that won American journalism’s most coveted award.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris , Jr., Roy

Harris, Jr.

Harris, Roy

Jr.,

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Reintroduction: Refining Pulitzer's Gold
Part I. Gold for a New Century
1. A Medal for All Seasons: 2013–2014: From Police Speeding to NSA Spying
2. The Most Prized Pulitzer: The "Germ of an Idea" Takes Root
3. A Newsroom Challenged: 2002: The New York Times and 9/11
4. Epiphany in Boston: 2003: The Globe and the Church
5. From Times to Times: 2004–2005: Rivals Win in New York and Los Angeles
6. The Storm Before the Calm: 2006: The Times-Picayune and the Sun Herald's Summer of Katrina
7. Stocks and Soldiers: 2007–2008: The Journal on Options, the Post on Walter Reed
8. Prizing Youth: 2009–2010: The Las Vegas Sun and the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
9. The Tradition Survives: 2011–2012: Return of the L.A. Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer
Part II. Coming of Age
10. First Gold: 1917–1919: The Great War, Brought Home
11. Reporting on the Roaring: 1920–1929: Ponzi's Scam and an Ohio Editor's Murder
12. From Depression to Wartime: 1930–1945: Corruption and the Dust Bowl
13. A Handful of Gold: 1936–1952: The Post-Dispatch Makes Its Mark
14. A New Stew of Issues: 1953–1969: Little Rock, the Suburbs, and Firsts for Women
15. Secret Papers, Secret Reporting: 1972: The Pentagon Papers and the Times
16. All the Editor's Men: 1973: Watergate and the Post
Part III. Challenges for a New Era
17. In Watergate's Shadow: 1970–1978: Newsday, the Inquirer, and Davids vs. Goliaths
18. Mightier Than the Snake: 1979: The Point Reyes Light on Synanon
19. Everybody's Business: 1980–1989: Considering the Company View
20. The Nature of Things: 1990–1998: The Scientific and the Sordid
21. The Post Rings Twice: 1999–2000: Police Shootings and Shameful Homes
Afterword
Appendix: Pulitzer Gold Nuggets
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Roy J. Harris Jr. spent over two decades as a Wall Street Journal reporter, including six years as deputy chief of its Los Angeles bureau. He then spent thirteen years as senior editor of The Economist's CFO Magazine. Early in his career, he reported for the Los Angeles Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He lives in Hingham, Massachusetts.