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Posts Tagged ‘Pulitzer Prizes’
The Wisdom of Hiring Pulitizer Recognized Journalists to Teach in the Trenches of Undergraduate Journalism Programs
Friday, February 13th, 2009Does anyone know the last time a New Jersey newspaper won a Pulitzer?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008I had to ask the question.
I sent the request to the Region 1 Director of the Society of Professional Journalists (because I was on her email list) and got the following response:
Date: Mon 30 Jun 18:50:27 EDT 2008
From: Carolyn James <acjnews@rcn.com> Add To Address BookÂ
Subject: Re: SPJ Region One Director Carolyn JamesÂI have sent an email on this to my local Jersey people. Hope they can help
you. Carolyn James
On July 5 I sent the same request to Catherine Langley, Communications Manager  of the New Jersey Press Association.  It’s membership is much bigger than the SPJ Region 1 chapter. I got an “out-of-office” reply [she was on vacation].
And here’s more of the question originally asked: Does anyone know when was the last time a New Jersey newspaper won a:
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Resigns Because …
Saturday, July 4th, 2009… there’s a hobgoblin on her tail.
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Tags:Alaska, Alaskan news media, David Letterman, Peabody Awards, Polk Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Sarah Palin
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