The Discourse System Analysis Of The Citation Of Pulitzer Prize For News Commentary

The citation of the news commentary is the most important part of the selection system in Pulitzer prize for journalism.It reflects the standards of outstanding work that the judegs recognized to some extent.It also can let people know the spirit of the award-winning works, the hidden meaning behind the works, the demonstration and guide of an excellent commentary, and the positive impact. The citation includes two parts, one is the awarding citation which is made by the Pulitzer Prize Board, and another is the shortlisting citation which is made by the Jury.The article select nearly twenty years of citation on Pulitzer prize for news commentary as the object of study, including the awarding citation and shortlisting citation of editoral writing, commentary, criticism, editoral cartooning.After the summarize,sorting, merging of the citation, we can find high frequently use of the main items and predicate. We can analysis the content of the main items,and get the concerns that the judeges of two committees in the selection process.We can analysis the content of the predicate, so that we could know the view, content and thought that the judges use, and could also know what the element and condition should have for an excellent commentary.Through the sorting and relevancy between main items and predicate, we can get a discourse system of citation, and we can grasp the ideal type of the award-winning commentaries.At the same time, combining the selection mechanism, membership and the change of jury, it form a whole discourse system. The system could express the value orientation,function value and the omnibus opinion of the manifestation. Besides, we can deeply understand the cultural connotation of Pulitzer prize for journalism, and the social status or function in the society of the United States. In base of the in-depth knowledge, we can evaluate it and use it.