The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics, video and other online material, and may be presented in print or online or both. It was meant to be first awarded in 1917, however, no award was given in that year. The most prestigious of the Pulitzer Prizes, it is the only one for which the winner receives a gold medal. As with other Pulitzer Prizes, a committee of jurors narrows the field to three nominees, from which the Pulitzer Board generally picks a winner and finalists. Finalists have been made public since 1980. The Pulitzer Board issues an official citation explaining the reason for the award.
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