Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is a United States award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism. The award also honors literary achievements and musical compositions. The very first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on June 4, 1917, and in recent times, they are announced each year, in the month of April.

Discontinued awards

Over the years, awards have been discontinued either because they have been expanded, renamed, or made obsolete by technology. They include:

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• Correspondence
• Explanatory Journalism (became Explanatory Reporting)
• General News Reporting
• Local General Spot News Reporting
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
• Local Reporting
• Local Reporting, Edition Time
• Local Reporting, No Edition Time
• Photography
• Telegraphic Reporting - International (became Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
• Telegraphic Reporting - National (became Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• the Novel (became Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)