A Tale of Two Journalists: Walter Duranty, Gareth Jones, and the Pulitzer Prize

The Day ^ | 7/16/03 | Prof. James Mace,

[fly_so_free]

Thanks for this DPB101. I guess I'm not a big-headed intellectual, (like the people on the Pulitzer committee are supposed to be) because, I don't get why they are still "deliberating" about revoking his award. To me it's obvious Duranty lied and Gareth Jones didn't-he deserves the award. The other guy (Duranty) is a fraud, not to mention, at one time, an opium smoking, bi-sexual, satanist. There was the part in your article about people being turned into sausage-EEEeeeeeick-is that really true? (Who ever says History is boring should read your articles.)

Thank you for the post, please keep us updated on what's happening. People need to know this story.

[HISSKGB]

The Pultizer Prize set up should be scrutinized more thoroughly especially the role of its Administrator. He is the one who is able to vet all incoming prize applications and appoint panels to review the applications he gives them which gives him more control than is benignly portrayed. The Administer is in a powerful position that can assure certain preordained outcomes while pretending otherwise.

Seymour Topping who worked for the NYT for 34 years and served as their Moscow correspondant was the Pulitzer Administrator from 1993 to 2002. Topping refused prior requests to review Duranty's prize

[MEG33]

Post #5 has an interesting link

[DPB101]

There was the part in your article about people being turned into sausage-EEEeeeeeick-is that really true?

There have been other accounts of cannibalism in the USSR. This is the first I've read of it being run as a business.