Award for achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States

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Pulitzer Prize

<p>The <b>Pulitzer Prize</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="/en/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English" class="wl">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span>ˈ</span><span>p</span><span>ʊ</span><span>l</span><span>ɪ</span><span>t</span><span>s</span><span>ər</span></span>/</a></span></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span>) is an award administered by <a href="/en/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University" class="wl">Columbia University</a> for achievements in <a href="/en/Newspaper" title="Newspaper" class="wl">newspaper</a>, <a href="/en/Magazine" title="Magazine" class="wl">magazine</a>, <a href="/en/Online_journalism" title="Online journalism" class="mw-redirect wl">online journalism</a>, <a href="/en/Literature" title="Literature" class="wl">literature</a>, and <a href="/en/Musical_composition" title="Musical composition" class="wl">musical composition</a> within the <a href="/en/United_States" title="United States" class="wl">United States</a>. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of <a href="/en/Joseph_Pulitzer" title="Joseph Pulitzer" class="wl">Joseph Pulitzer</a>, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-history_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-history-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> The winner in the <a href="/en/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Public_Service" title="Pulitzer Prize for Public Service" class="wl">public service category</a> is awarded a <a href="/en/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal" class="wl">gold medal</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span></p>

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The Pulitzer Prize is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. 