Two of these, Ben Taub for Feature Writing and Barry Blitt for Editorial Cartooning, have the following note after their blurbs: Does this mean those winners could potentially change or have their...
Two of these, Ben Taub for Feature Writing and Barry Blitt for Editorial Cartooning, have the following note after their blurbs:
(Moved into contention by the Board.)
Does this mean those winners could potentially change or have their prize revoked? I searched around a bit but couldn't find any good answers.
Hmm, I think you might be interpreting it backwards, as "contended" (as in "disputed") instead of "in contention" (as in "part of the competition"). The 2020 Journalism Submission Guidelines,...
Hmm, I think you might be interpreting it backwards, as "contended" (as in "disputed") instead of "in contention" (as in "part of the competition").
Juries of distinguished journalists in each category gather for two days in the winter at Columbia to evaluate Pulitzer entries. Each jury nominates three entries as finalists and submits them to the Pulitzer Board, which chooses the winners. Under the will of Joseph Pulitzer, the Board is charged with the responsibility and authority to accept, substitute or reject the nominations of the jurors.
So I'm not certain, but my guess would be that "(Moved into contention by the Board.)" means that it was a piece that wasn't nominated by the jury but the Board decided to include.
That makes perfect sense! Thank you. I couldn't figure out why they would have announced them when they had two that were seemingly still not finalized.
That makes perfect sense! Thank you. I couldn't figure out why they would have announced them when they had two that were seemingly still not finalized.
Ben Taub's winning piece Guantanomo's Darkest Secret is excellent. Given the subject matter, every American should read it.
Two of these, Ben Taub for Feature Writing and Barry Blitt for Editorial Cartooning, have the following note after their blurbs:
Does this mean those winners could potentially change or have their prize revoked? I searched around a bit but couldn't find any good answers.
Hmm, I think you might be interpreting it backwards, as "contended" (as in "disputed") instead of "in contention" (as in "part of the competition").
The 2020 Journalism Submission Guidelines, Requirements and FAQs page includes:
So I'm not certain, but my guess would be that "(Moved into contention by the Board.)" means that it was a piece that wasn't nominated by the jury but the Board decided to include.
That makes perfect sense! Thank you. I couldn't figure out why they would have announced them when they had two that were seemingly still not finalized.