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

Wm. David Sloan, Laird B. Anderson

Wiley, Mar 20, 2007 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 336 pages

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.

About the author

Laird B. Anderson is Professor Emeritus of Journalism in the School of Communication at American University, Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Writing, 1917 - 2003
• Authors: Wm. David Sloan, Laird B. Anderson
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: Wiley, 2007
• ISBN: 081382544X, 9780813825441
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism