Blogging for a Pulitzer?

by Erin Banister

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The guidelines are still for newspaper-only online journalism, but who knows? Since many bloggers are considered journalists as well, I think time will show us that blogging, indeed, can be Pulitzer-worthy as well.

Internet journalism received a leap in recognition Wednesday as the Pulitzer Prize Board widened its submission guidelines to include online material for all of its journalism categories.

“The board believes it has taken a significant step in recognition of the widening role of online journalism at newspapers,” prize administrator Sig Gissler said in a statement. Online material will be considered beginning with the 2006 competition (which honours work done in 2005).

The eligibility guidelines “will continue to be restricted to newspapers published daily, Sunday or at least once a week during the calendar year,” Gissler added, but will be widened to included the online editions of those newspapers.

CBC - Web journalism now eligible for Pulitzer Prize

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