Columbia University to Announce the 2006 Pulitzer Prizes - April 17

Columbia University to Announce the 2006 Pulitzer Prizes - April 17

NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, April 17, Columbia University will announce the 90th Annual Pulitzer Prize Winners and Nominated Finalists in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music. A press conference will be held at the Columbia School of Journalism at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The names of winners and finalists will be posted on the Pulitzer Web site (http://www.pulitzer.org/) at approximately 3:15 p.m. the same day. This will be the first year the Pulitzer Prize Board has accepted online materials by newspapers in all 14 journalism categories.

What: The 2006 Pulitzer Press Conference
Who: Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes
When: Monday, April 17, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Where: School of Journalism, Columbia University
W. 116th Street and Broadway

Members of the media who wish to attend this press conference, please contact Melanie A. Farmer at (212) 854-9082, mf2362@columbia.edu, or Robert Hornsby at (212) 854-9752, rh2239@columbia.edu.

About Columbia University

Founded in 1754 as King's College, Columbia University in the City of New York is the fifth oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and today is one of the world's leading academic and research institutions. For more information about Columbia University, visit http://www.columbia.edu/. For more on the Pulitzer Prizes, visit http://www.pulitzer.org/.

Source: Columbia University

CONTACT: Melanie A. Farmer, +1-212-854-9082, mf2362@columbia.edu, or
Robert Hornsby, +1-212-854-9752, rh2239@columbia.edu, both of Columbia
University

Web site: http://www.columbia.edu/
http://www.pulitzer.org/

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