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There's no sugarcoating it that newspaper sales are in peril these days.
Consciously or unconsciously, we are all aware of the decline of newspapers as we spend a larger proportion of our spare time on Facebook or Netflix,
as compared with only a fraction that we allow for newspapers or news sites like the Times, the Guardians, or Wall Street Journals.
However, on a brighter note, the irreplaceable value embedded in journalism itself is not lost on us all,
especially not on those who choose it as their career path.
Their motivation is admirably consistent: the irresistible need to bear witness to the world.
In fact, this drive is so strong and crucial that it would be inexcusable if there weren't any established prize or event to reinforce it.
Luckily, there is one: Pulitzer Prize, an award for excellent achievements in the realm of newspapers, magazines, and online journalism.
Fittingly enough, the man who gave life to the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph Pulitzer, was himself a famed newspaper publisher.
Born in 1847 in Hungary, Joseph emigrated to the US at the age of 17 after his family went bankrupt.
Left to his own devices, he joined the army during the American Civil War and subsequently hopped from one job to another, without being able to settle down on any for more than a week.
After an unsuccessful law career, he dipped his toe into journalism as a fledgling reporter in a German-language newspaper based in St. Louis,
and what started out as merely a shot in the dark turned into a lifelong passion.
From reporting corrupt or fraudulent affairs, which he believed would do justice to the common people, to managing his own magazine, he basically ran the whole gamut of journalism.
Upon his deathbed, this self-made publisher drafted a will that bequeathed his wealth to establishing both the journalism school in Columbia University and the famous Pulitzer Prize.
Pulitzer Prize, an award for excellent achievements in the realm of newspapers, magazines, and online journalism.
现在报纸销售处于危险之中，这一点也不过分。
有意无意地，我们都意识到报纸的衰落，因为我们把更多的业余时间花在Facebook或Netflix上，
相比之下，我们只允许报纸或新闻网站，如《泰晤士报》、《卫报》或《华尔街日报》的一小部分。
然而，更光明的是，新闻本身所蕴含的不可替代的价值并没有丧失在我们所有人身上，
尤其是那些选择职业道路的人。
他们的动机是令人钦佩的一致性：不可抗拒的需要为世界作证。
事实上，这种动力是如此强大和关键，如果没有任何既定的奖项或活动来加强它，它将是不可原谅的。
幸运的是，有一个奖项：普利策奖，一个在报纸、杂志和网络新闻领域取得卓越成就的奖项。
恰如其分的是，为普利策奖献出生命的人约瑟夫·普利策自己也是一位著名的报纸出版商。
约瑟夫1847年出生于匈牙利，17岁时在家族破产后移民美国。
在美国内战期间，他自由自在地参军，后来又跳槽到另一个工作岗位，一个多星期都没能安顿下来。
在经历了一段不成功的律师生涯后，作为一名初出茅庐的德语报纸记者，他开始涉足新闻业，
一开始只是在黑暗中的一枪，却变成了一种终生的激情。
从报道腐败或欺诈的事件，他相信这会对老百姓公正，再到经营自己的杂志，他基本上掌控了整个新闻业。
临终时，这位白手起家的出版商起草了一份遗嘱，将自己的财富遗赠给了哥伦比亚大学新闻学院和著名的普利策奖。
Born in 1847 in Hungary, Joseph emigrated to the US at the age of 17 after his family went bankrupt.
Left to his own devices, he joined the army during the American Civil War and subsequently hopped from one job to another, without being able to settle down on any for more than a week.
After an unsuccessful law career, he dipped his toe into journalism as a fledgling reporter in a German-language newspaper based in St. Louis,
and what started out as merely a shot in the dark turned into a lifelong passion.
From reporting corrupt or fraudulent affairs, which he believed would do justice to the common people, to managing his own magazine, he basically ran the whole gamut of journalism.
Upon his deathbed, this self-made publisher drafted a will that bequeathed his wealth to establishing both the journalism school in Columbia University and the famous Pulitzer Prize.约瑟夫1847年出生于匈牙利，17岁时在家族破产后移民美国。
在美国内战期间，他自由自在地参军，后来又跳槽到另一个工作岗位，一个多星期都没能安顿下来。
在经历了一段不成功的律师生涯后，作为一名初出茅庐的德语报纸记者，他开始涉足新闻业，
一开始只是在黑暗中的一枪，却变成了一种终生的激情。
从报道腐败或欺诈的事件，他相信这会对老百姓公正，再到经营自己的杂志，他基本上掌控了整个新闻业。
临终时，这位白手起家的出版商起草了一份遗嘱，将自己的财富遗赠给了哥伦比亚大学新闻学院和著名的普利策奖。
美文阅读
㈠或许他就差了那么一点点，年轻时失去得到一流名师指导的机会，或者自己天分中就恰恰少了一点对音乐的独特感悟。就因为差那么一点点，他只好接受著名交响乐团的合约，长年为他人伴奏。
这时来了一个稚气未脱的小女孩，以她惊人的天分和技艺让乐坛惊艳。他这个老人家也就本分地尽心为她伴奏，看她成功地诠释乐曲、接受观众的欢呼，他要接受自己的局限性。
做人要克服自己的局限性，但也要接受自己的局限性，二者看起来是矛盾的，其实又是合理的，最重要是有自知之明，面对现实。
㈡别扭就是生活，别扭就是人生。但是遇到别扭，请不要纠缠其中，学会抽身而退。看到枯死的树木，一转身就是抽青的柳树;看到臭水沟，一转身就是清凌凌的河水；看到垃圾山，一转身就是巍峨的山峦……我们怎么能够因为一树枯木，就坏了赏美的心情呢？
生活也是这样，我们不可避免地会遇到误解、排挤、打击，甚至是陷阱、报复和陷害，但是只要我们做好了受伤的准备，那么还有什么能够打倒我们呢？“你们只要没有活到大难临头，就不要抱怨，不要发牢骚！样样事都会发生，人事是千变万化的。比方说，你现在无声无息，什么也算不上，如同一粒沙子、一粒葡萄干，可是谁知道呢？说不定，时机一到，你就交上了好运了！什么事都会发生的！”契诃夫的教诲就是对此最好的印证。
世界以痛吻我，我要报之以歌。有了这样的心胸和气度，世界还会不在我怀抱吗？
