Pulitzer Prizes were first presented in 1917. There were initially four categories; others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's request were phased in over the next few years. The winners were selected by the trustees of Columbia University. The first Pulitzer Prize winner, French Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, who had written the best book about American history, won $2,000. Herbert Bayard Swope won a $1,000 prize for reporting.
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The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. Thus it is one of the original Pulitzers, for the program was inaugurated in 1917 with seven prizes, four of which were awarded that year. The program has also recognized opinion journalism with its Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning from 1922.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1932.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1953.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1918.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1922.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1924.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1926.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1927.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1928.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1930.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1931.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1933.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1938.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1935.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1936
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1941.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1959.
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1966.
