1999 Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes for 1999 were announced on April 12, 1999.[1]
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The Washington Post, "for its series that identified and analyzed patterns of reckless gunplay by city police officers who had little training or supervision."[2]
- Breaking News Reporting:
- Staff of killed four supervisors, then himself."[2]
- Staff of
- Investigative Reporting:
- Staff of The Miami Herald, "for its detailed reporting that revealed pervasive voter fraud in a city mayoral election, that was subsequently overturned."[2]
- Staff of
- Explanatory Reporting:
- Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries."[2]
- Beat Reporting:[2]
- National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola."[2]
- National Reporting:
- Staff of The New York Times, and notably Jeff Gerth, "for a series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy."[2]
- International Reporting:
- Staff of The Wall Street Journal, "for its in-depth, analytical coverage of the 1998 Russian financial crisis."[2]
- Feature Writing:
- armed robbery, illustrating the lasting effects of crime."[2]
- Commentary:
- Maureen Dowd, The New York Times, "for her fresh and insightful columns on the impact of President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky."[2]
- Criticism:
- Blair Kamin, the Chicago Tribune, "for his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicago's lakefront area."[2]
- Editorial Writing:
- Editorial Board, the New York Daily News, "for its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theater from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival."[2]
- Editorial Board, the New York
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Spot News Photography:
- Staff of the
- Feature Photography:
- Staff of the Associated Press, "for its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuing impeachment hearings."[2]
Letters awards
Arts awards
Premiered on May 30, 1998, in Purchase, New York by the Westchester Philharmonic, and commissioned by that orchestra for Paul Lustig Dunkel.[2]
Other awards
"Bestowed posthumously on Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture."[2]