“The Post and Courier” Hardly known local newspaper honored with Pulitzer Prize – THE WORLD

A report on unexplained deaths of women in South Carolina has received this year’s Pulitzer Prize. The newspaper “The Post and Courier” from Charleston got on Monday in New York the award in the category awarded “public service”, which is considered top category.

Prices for investigative journalism went to the” Wall Street Journal “for a review of patient data for health insurance and the” New York Times “, which described the power of lobbyists in Congress in Washington. The prize was awarded for the 99th time.

The article “Till death do us part” of the regional newspaper from Charleston questions the death of more than 300 women within ten years, which have not been examined or only half-heartedly.

Too often, the reporter say after the search, were in the game without that police and other authorities would be very interested for unexplained circumstances. The articles have raised the issue on the agenda of politics in South Carolina, praised the jury.

“The Post and Courier,” one of the ältestesten consistently appearing US newspapers, but has the relatively small circulation 80,000 to 90,000 copies.

The Pulitzer Prize is available in 21 divisions, 14 of which are for journalistic work. Among the most important categories including “Investigative Journalism”. The “Wall Street Journal” had provided health insurance access to their own data. Were Disclosed this waste and mismanagement and careless handling of data.

The “New York Times” had shown in a series on how much the legislation in Washington is influenced by lobbyists who manipulate the decisions of elected officials.

Of the 15 prizes awarded for journalism, went alone three of the “New York Times “and two to the” Los Angeles Times “. Among the excellent papers but were also regional papers such as the “The Buffalo News”, the “St. Louis Post” and even the “Post and Courier.”

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