- The Pulitzer Prize Board has praised the work of student journalists who have been covering the US campus protests "in the face of great personal and academic risk." The Hill
- The Board specifically acknowledged Columbia University's student journalists' "extraordinary real-time reporting" under what it described as "difficult and dangerous circumstances." ThePulitzerPrizes
- The development comes ahead of the May 6 announcement of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners, who are awarded by Columbia University on the Board's recommendation. TRTWorld
- University of California student radio station WKCR FM on Tuesday held a live broadcast of police action, as officers cleared a Columbia University building reportedly seized by protestors. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- The following day, two student journalists with The Dartmouth were arrested at Dartmouth College, despite reportedly wearing identification as reporters. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)
Narrative A:
- The Pulitzer Prize Board's laudatory statement for the student journalists' courageous coverage of the campus protests is a much-needed gesture. It comes amid propaganda and doles of negativity aimed at the protesters and underscores the significance of their real-time reporting, emphasizing press freedom amid escalating campus unrest nationwide.
THE HILL
Narrative B:
- The haloed Pulitzer Prize Board's appreciation of student journalists could have been considered a gesture made in good faith, but for the apparent orchestration of the protests they were covering. Arab financial influence is clearly at play in US campuses, which can't be hidden behind the cheap thrills stoked by "student journalists."
JERUSALEM POST (LR: 3 CP: 5)
Nerd narrative:
- There's a 32% chance that there will be fewer than 400 public four-year colleges in the US by 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)