2014 Pulitzer Prize 2014 Pulitzer Prize The 2014 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2013 calendar year. The deadline for entries was January 25, 2014. Prize winners and nominated finalists were announced on April 14, 2014. "The Washington Post" and "The Guardian US" shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, often considered the top prize for journalism. The two papers were honored for their coverage of the disclosures about surveillance done by the US National Security Agency. Edward Snowden, who leaked security documents to the two newspapers, said the award was "vindication for everyone who believes
Joseph Pulitzer to the Democratic national convention and a member of its platform committee from Missouri. In 1872, Pulitzer purchased a share in the "Westliche Post" for $3,000, and then sold his stake in the paper for a profit the following year. In 1878 he bought both the "St. Louis Dispatch", and the "St. Louis Post," merging the two papers as the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch", founded on December 12. It continues as St. Louis' daily newspaper. With his own paper, Pulitzer developed his role as a champion of the common man, featuring exposés and a hard-hitting populist approach. In 1878 at the