Originally published January 2 2006
Pulitzer Prize available to website-only material next year
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Pulitzer board has made a series of changes, including that online photos and stories will be allowed as part of submissions in all 14 journalism categories next year.
Next year's Pulitzer Prize for breaking news could go to stories that appeared only on a newspaper's Web site, according to changes announced yesterday by the Pulitzer board.
As part of a series of changes, the board that oversees the most prestigious awards in journalism said it will allow newspapers to submit online-only material for consideration for the top honor in breaking news and in news photography.
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The shift comes as newspapers across the country are grappling with declines in print circulation as online readership is rising.
Publishers and editors have boosted resources for their Web sites and beefed up their online presence while scrambling to enliven their print editions for the Internet age.
Gissler said the Pulitzer board is giving newspapers an opportunity to be recognized for covering fast-moving stories before the next print edition hits the streets.
The board took its first step in allowing online material in submissions in 1999 when it approved Web presentations in applications for a Pulitzer in the public service category.
In that case, newspapers were permitted to submit online databases, streaming video, interactive graphics and other elements reflecting the resources devoted to a story.
Gissler said the board is closely watching the evolution of the newspaper industry and carefully considers each change.
Among the factors that played into yesterday's decision was the experience of Willamette Week of Portland, Ore., which won the Pulitzer last year for investigative reporting.
"Under the new rules, the initial online publication and later stories could be part of the package," Gissler said.
The Pulitzer board also revised rules for entries in the feature-writing category, stressing "quality of writing, originality and concision."
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