The Pulitzer Prize Board will postpone the announcement of this yr’s prize winners because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pulitzer Prize is highest award in American journalism, and the board contains many high-level journalists who’re presently protecting the pandemic. The awards had been scheduled to be introduced Monday, April 20, however will now be introduced Monday, Might four, by way of livestream.
Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy stated: “Greater than ever, this second highlights journalism’s mission to offer a significant public service. It additionally demonstrates literature and the humanities’ skill to move and uplift the human spirit throughout attempting occasions. The Pulitzer Prizes will proceed its greater than century-long mandate to have fun such excellence.”
The annual awards luncheon, often held in Might, may also be postponed to a yet-to-be-announced date someday this fall.
The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded in books, drama, and music, in addition to journalism.
See a listing of 2019’s Pulitzer Prize winners right here.
