Pulitzer Prize for 9/11

Let’s begin with a couple of assumptions.  First, let’s assume that excellence in journalism is often found in the ranks of Pulitzer Prize winners. Second, let’s assume that the stories that contribute to the winning of that prize are ones documenting significant struggle in the society whether on a local or national scale.  Third, let’s assume that any journalist covets a Pulitzer.  Fourth, let’s assume that there are demonstrable, provable facts concerning a moment of national crisis about which several books have been published that challenge conventional wisdom concerning that crisis.  Why is there no reporting on the subject?  Is it because no one sees a Pulitzer in it, because the facts were published in another forum by someone else? Continue reading →