Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Writing, 1917 - 2003 - Paperback

by Wm David Sloan (Author), Laird B. Anderson (Author)

Since Joseph Pulitzer first established a prize for the best editorial in1917, the award's prestige has grown steadily. Today the Pulitzer is acknowledged as the most distinguished prize in journalism. All 87 years of these prize-winning pieces are collected in the updated third edition of Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Writing, 1917-2003.

This book is an impressive anthology that illustrates the evolution of editorial writing over the decades. Each entry contains the entire, unabridged text of the prize-winning editorial from that year, and is preceded by a succinct introduction from the editors. From students learning the craft to accomplished opinion writers, Pulitzer Prize Editorials makes it possible for all students of editorial writing to learn from the bestrs.

Back Jacket

Since Joseph Pulitzer first established a prize for the best editorial in1917, the award's prestige has grown steadily. Today the Pulitzer is acknowledged as the most distinguished prize in journalism. All 87 years of these prize-winning pieces are collected in the updated third edition of Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Writing, 1917-2003.

This book is an impressive anthology that illustrates the evolution of editorial writing over the decades. Each entry contains the entire, unabridged text of the prize-winning editorial from that year, and is preceded by a succinct introduction from the editors. From students learning the craft to accomplished opinion writers, Pulitzer Prize Editorials makes it possible for all students of editorial writing to learn from the bestrs.

Author Biography

Wm. David Sloan is the author of Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Writing, 1917 - 2003Laird B. Anderson is the author of Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Writing, 1917 - 2003