PBS NewsHour

Pulitzer Prize Profile: The Inquirer's Public Service Award

Clip: 04/16/2012 | 6m 47s

Announced Monday by Columbia University, The Philadelphia Inquirer won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for its "Assault on Learning" series that chronicled pervasive under-reported violence in the city's public schools. Jeffrey Brown and The Inquirer's Kristen Graham discuss the award and the series' impact on the city.

Aired: 04/16/12

Rating: NR

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