What is the Pulitzer Prize?

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for the accomplishment of a great work in the fields of journalism, literature, music, and drama.
The prizes are awarded by Columbia University under the embodiment of Joseph Pulitzer.
Joseph Pulitzer reshaped newspaper journalism against a dishonest government; he was a fierce fighter who never backed down to take a stance, a visionary who changed journalism for once and for all.
Although set up in 1904, the highly esteemed awards commenced the ceremony only after.
May 1917 and the prizes have varied in numbers and categories since then. Currently, there are 21 prizes, of which 14 prizes are dispersed in Journalism, 6 prizes in Letters and 1 prize for music. From 2018 the winner from each of the twenty categories will receive a cash prize of $15,000 and an achievement certificate. The winner in the field of journalism for public service is also awarded a gold medal.