Carol Stark, the editor of the Joplin Globe in Missouri, writes about what is was like to be a Pulitzer judge this year.
Stark judged the commentary category, which was won by David Leonhardt, who writes a weekly column about economics in the business section of the New York Times.
“‘These columns got me fired,’ he began.
“Well, who can resist finding out what great secret he had uncovered. Reading on we learned he was a freelance writer who got fired because the paper’s budget got the ax.
“On Monday of this week, the Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. If you’re interested, check it out at www.pulitzer.org. Our job as jurors was to present the Pulitzer Board with three nominees. We were instructed not to rank the three because the final decision would be made by the board.
“The winner in the commentary category was David Leonhardt who writes ‘Economic Scene,’ a weekly economics column for The New York Times business section.
“Leonhardt is one of the few business writers — and there are many — who can deliver a column not bogged down by jargon. In fact, he created his own reader quiz, asking readers to fix the budget. We read his columns on the first day, thus setting a high bar for all the others.”
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0 to 2 correct: You’re reading this book for a reason, right?
3 to 5 correct: You never worried about the details when it came to spending money.
6 to 8 correct: You pay attention to your finances, but you need to sharpen your skills.
9 to 10 correct: What are you doing here? You already know everything.
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