The Study Of Pulitzer Editorial Writing Work(2009-2018)

The Pulitzer Prize has been established for 100 years.It has become an authoritative award for American newspapers and attracts worldwide attention.Pulitzer Editorial writing is one of the four prizes Pulitzer initially established,and its criteria are extremely strict.The works not only generally represent the highest level of editorial writing in the United States,but also have a great impact in the United States and even around the world,and become the research object favored by scholars all over the world.According to the award criteria,the three most important conditions are “writing style” “writing technique” and “writing position”.From 2009 to 2018,the Pulitzer Editorial Writing was awarded for nine sessions.Twelve editorial writers and an editorial committee from nine media won the prize.A total of 85 awarded works were awarded.The number of awarded works per session remained between 8 and 10,which was relatively average.Some newspapers have not won prizes for the first time,such as the Des Moines Register and the Wall Street Journal.Most of the media are located in the northeast of the United States,with the least in the south.One third of the authors were female and 83% were undergraduate.It shows that the Pulitzer Editorial Writing pays more attention to the author's personal experience and work experience.As for works,the proportion of social topics is 45%,which is higher than economic,medical and environmental protection topics.Local topics accounted for 89%,higher than national topics.Analyzing the text of the work,we can see that the characteristics of its arguments include localization,deepening,extensiveness,service and so on.There are many ways to obtain arguments.Among them,citing data and on-the-spot investigation increase the accuracy and persuasion of editorials.The structure of argument is clear,the angle is pluralistic,and the coherence of editorial series is emphasized.The treatment of viewpoints and facts highlights the social significance of the topic.Throughout the American media's view culture,on the one hand,editorial committees have division of labor,free opinions and close topics to public life;on the other hand,the political parties of the American media tend to be obvious,but the attitude and sense of responsibility to safeguard the core values of society are relatively unified,which is related to the specific public opinion and political culture of the United States.Meanwhile,the “Pulitzer editorial writing culture” shaped in this environment has a direct impact on the choice of newspaper editorials topics in China,the specialization of authors,the localization of media and the development of online commentary,which deserves Chinese newspapers' reference and reflection...