The abiding importance of excellence and the power of the single person were underscored by the co-chairs of the Pulitzer Prize Board when the 2010 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and journalism were presented on May 24 at a luncheon on the Columbia University campus. More than 300 attended.
David Kennedy, a historian at Stanford University, explored the history of excellence, saying it is “rare, difficult to achieve, but a source of much happiness.”
His co-chair, Amanda Bennett, an executive editor at Bloomberg News, stressed how distinguished journalism repeatedly comes down “to the decisions, and the actions, and the passion of one person.”