《纽约时报》是去年普利策奖的最大赢家,一直以真实性和权威性为美国民众所信赖,是美国新闻界公认的媒介典范。其刊头所印有的“所有新闻皆适于刊登”(Allthenewsthat’sfittoprint),一直是其引以为豪的新闻品质,意指该报所刊登的新闻都是经过慎重核查的,皆属客观公正的报道。但是,近来的一系列事件却使人们质疑:美国新闻界怎么了?一直为新闻界所追捧的普利策奖怎么了? The New York Times, the largest winner of the Pulitzer Prize last year, has always trusted the American people with authenticity and authority. It is a well-recognized media example in the U.S. press. Its headline “All the news is fit for publication” (All thenewshat’sfittoprint) has always been its proudest news quality, meaning that the newspaper’s news is carefully verified and all are objective and fair Report. However, a series of recent episodes have raised questions about what happened to the American press and what has been the Pulitzer Prize sought after by the press?