Maad al-Zikry's Associated Press colleagues used technology to share the festivities with him, but the Muslim ban stymied his travel to New York.
From the entertainment press coverage of Jennifer Hudson's surprise rendition of Amazing Grace to news outlets noting the accomplishments of their colleagues as they accepted awards at Columbia University in New York, below is a roundup of the coverage of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize awards luncheon.
On May 28, the 2019 class of Pulitzer Prize winners gathered at Columbia University's Low Library for a ceremony celebrating their awards that culminated in a surprise performance by Jennifer Hudson. See photos and videos of the event, and read remarks from the day's speeches.
The reporters, who served 511 days of a seven-year prison sentence before being freed by presidential pardon earlier this month, spoke out.
On May 28th at Columbia University's Low Library, the 103rd class of Pulitzer Prize winners received their awards — and Jennifer Hudson delivered a surprise performance of Amazing Grace. Read the remarks delivered by Prize Administrator Dana Canedy here.
Eight students from Parkland, Florida, who entered their coverage of a shooting inside their school were recognized at the 2019 Pulitzer awards ceremony by Prize Administrator Dana Canedy.
The centenarian and Columbia graduate juxtaposed a Victorian sense of social obligation against the greatest events of the 20th century.
A redesigned entry site features a questionnaire about entrants' work, and the ability for Drama and Music entrants to submit materials online.
International Reporting winners Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been freed after spending 511 days in prison for their contributions to Reuters' 2019 Pulitzer-winning portfolio.
The New York Stock Exchange welcomed Canedy onto the trading floor to ring the opening bell on Wall Street on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
