What’s Wrong With the Pulitzers?

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The latest round of Pulitzer Prizes is set to be announced this afternoon, and two things can be said about the eventual winners: Some recipents will be more deserving than others, and there will be an excess of self-congratulation. So this is as good a time as any to point you toward WEEKLY STANDARD editor Philip Terzian’s pithy and blunt summation of what’s wrong with the Pulitzer Prizes from 2007. Terzian’s own experience suggests he’s well worth reading on the subject—he’s been a finalist for the prestigious award and served on the Pulitzer jury:

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