Press Releases



Press Releases, 2009

Columbia University Announces Anders Gyllenhaal, executive editor of The Miami Herald, as New Chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board
—May 6, 2009

Press releases for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize announcements



Press Releases, 2008

Pulitzer Prizes Broadened to Include Online-Only Publications Primarily Devoted to Original News Reporting
—December 8, 2008

Pulitzer Prize Board Elects Two New Board Members: Randell Beck, South Dakota Publisher, and Keven Willey, Texas Editorial Page Editor
—December 3, 2008

New entry forms and guidelines for the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes in Letters, Drama and Music are now available as pdfs on our Entry Forms page. —May 1, 2008

Joyce Dehli Joins Pulitzer Prize Board —May 1, 2008

Jay Harris and Richard Oppel are New Co-Chairs of Pulitzer Prize Board —April 25, 2008

Press releases for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize announcements



Press Releases, 2007

Paul Gigot Joins Pulitzer Prize Board —Dec. 6, 2007

Veteran Newspaper Editors Joann Byrd and Mike Pride Named New Co-Chairs of the Pulitzer Prize Board —April 26, 2007

Pulitzer Prize Board Honors John Coltrane with Special Citation —April 17, 2007



Press Releases, 2006

—Pulitzer Prizes Recognize Previously Anonymous Photo Winner —Dec. 6, 2006

Iranian photographer Jahangir Razmi to receive award for his iconic 1979 firing squad photo...

Pulitzer Board Widens Range of Online Journalism in Entries —Nov. 27, 2006



Press Releases, 2004

Statement on changes to the Music prize —June 1, 2004.



Press Releases, 2003

Statement on Walter Duranty's 1932 Prize —Nov. 21, 2003

—After more than six months of study and deliberation, the Pulitzer Prize Board has decided it will not revoke the foreign reporting prize awarded in 1932 to Walter Duranty of The New York Times...