NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) – Columbia University on Monday
announced the winners of the 96th annual Pulitzer Prizes, among
the most prestigious recognitions for achievement in U.S.
journalism and the arts.
Following are the winners in each category:
JOURNALISM: PUBLIC SERVICE
The Philadelphia Inquirer – for coverage of pervasive
violence in the Philadelphia public school system.
JOURNALISM: BREAKING NEWS REPORTING
The Tuscaloosa News (Alabama) – for coverage of deadly
tornado strikes in April 2011.
JOURNALISM: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
The Associated Press – for coverage by Matt Apuzzo, Adam
Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of the New York Police
Department’s clandestine surveillance of Muslims in New York and
beyond.
and
The Seattle Times – for coverage by Michael J. Berens and
Ken Armstrong of a Washington State governmental body that moved
vulnerable patients from safer pain-control medication to
methadone.
JOURNALISM: EXPLANATORY REPORTING
The New York Times – for coverage by David Kocieniewski of
how the wealthiest U.S. citizens and businesses exploited
loopholes and avoided taxes.
JOURNALISM: LOCAL REPORTING
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) – for coverage
by Sara Ganim and other staff members of the child sex-abuse
scandal at Penn State University.
JOURNALISM: NATIONAL REPORTING
The Huffington Post – for coverage by David Wood of the
extreme challenges faced by U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
JOURNALISM: INTERNATIONAL REPORTING
The New York Times – for coverage by Jeffrey Gettleman of
the famine and conflict in East Africa.
JOURNALISM: FEATURE WRITING
The Stranger (Seattle) – for a story by Eli Sanders of a
woman who survived a brutal attack that took the life of her
partner.
JOURNALISM: COMMENTARY
The Chicago Tribune – for a body of work by columnist Mary
Schmich reflecting the character and culture of the city.
JOURNALISM: CRITICISM
The Boston Globe – for film reviews and criticism by Wesley
Morris.
JOURNALISM: EDITORIAL WRITING
No award
JOURNALISM: EDITORIAL CARTOONING
Politico – for cartoons by Matt Wuerker, especially his
lampooning of partisan strife in Washington.
JOURNALISM: BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Agence France-Presse – for Massoud Hossaini’s photo of a
girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber’s attack at a crowded
shrine in Kabul.
JOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
The Denver Post – for Craig F. Walker’s photos of an Iraq
war veteran struggling with severe post-traumatic stress
disorder.
LETTERS: FICTION
No award
LETTERS: DRAMA
“Water by the Spoonful,” by Quiara Alegr -a Hudes
LETTERS: HISTORY
“Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” by the late Manning
Marable
LETTERS: BIOGRAPHY
“George F. Kennan: An American Life,” by John Lewis Gaddis
LETTERS: POETRY
“Life on Mars,” by Tracy K. Smith
LETTERS: GENERAL NONFICTION
“The Swerve: How the World Became Modern,” by Stephen
Greenblatt
MUSIC
“Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts,” by Kevin Puts
(Compiled By Dan Burns)
