Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
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The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of
The Pulitzer Prize Board announced the new category in November 1984, citing a series of explanatory articles that seven months earlier had won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. The series, "Making It Fly" by Peter Rinearson of The Seattle Times, was a 29,000-word account of the development of the Boeing 757 jetliner. It had been entered in the National Reporting category, but judges moved it to Feature Writing to award it a prize. In the aftermath, the Pulitzer Prize Board said it was creating the new category in part because of the ambiguity about where explanatory accounts such as "Making It Fly" should be recognized. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism (1985–1997)
- 1985: Jon Franklin, The Baltimore Evening Sun, "for his seven-part series 'The Mind Fixers,' about the new science of molecular psychiatry."
- 1986: Staff of The New York Times, "for a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in 'Star Wars.'"
- 1987: Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner, Chicago Tribune. "for their series on the promises of gene therapy, which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment."
- 1988: Daniel Hertzberg and James B. Stewart, The Wall Street Journal, "for their stories about an investment banker charged with insider trading and the critical day that followed the October 19, 1987 stock market crash.
- 1989: David Hanners, reporter; William Snyder, photographer; and Karen Blessen, artist, The Dallas Morning News, "for their special report on a 1985 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety. "
- 1990: John Shad."
- 1991: SafewayStores, Inc., that revealed the human costs of high finance."
- 1992: Robert S. Capers and Eric Lipton, Hartford Courant, "for a series about the flawed Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems plaguing USA's space program."
- 1993: pesticides."
- 1994: Ronald Kotulak, Chicago Tribune, "for his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science."
- 1995: District of Columbiafamily's struggle with destructive cycles of poverty, illiteracy, crime and drug abuse."
- 1996: Laurie Garrett, Newsday, "for her courageous reporting from Zaire on the Ebola virus outbreak there." (The winner was nominated in the International Reporting category but moved by the Pulitzer Prize Board to Explanatory Journalism.)
- 1997: die with dignity."
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (1998–present)
- 1998: Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune, "for his enlightening profile of the Human Genome Diversity Project, which seeks to chart the genetic relationship among all people."
- 1999: Richard Read, The Oregonian, "for vividly illustrating the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries."
- 2000: Eric Newhouse, Great Falls Tribune, "for his vivid examination of alcohol abuse and the problems it creates in the community."
- 2001: Staff of the Chicago Tribune, "for 'Gateway to Gridlock,' its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system."
- September 11th attacks on the USA, that profiled the global terrorismnetwork and the threats it posed."
- 2003: Staff of The Wall Street Journal, "for its clear, concise and comprehensive stories that illuminated the roots, significance and impact of corporate scandals in the US. This was originally nominated in the Public Service category, but was moved by the jury."
- 2004: Kevin Helliker and Thomas M. Burton, The Wall Street Journal, "for their groundbreaking examination of aneurysms, an often overlooked medical condition that kills thousands of Americans each year."
- 2005: Gareth Cook, The Boston Globe, "for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research."
- 2006: David Finkel, The Washington Post, "for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the United States government’s attempt to bring democracy to Yemen."
- 2007: Kenneth R. Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling and Rick Loomis of the Los Angeles Times, "for their richly portrayed reports on the world's distressed oceans, telling the story in print and online, and stirring reaction among readers and officials."
- DNA testing, using human stories to sharpen her reports."
- 2009: Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of the Los Angeles Times, "for their fresh and painstaking exploration into the cost and effectiveness of attempts to combat the growing menace of wildfires across the western United States."
- 2010: Michael Moss and members of The New York Times staff "for relentless reporting on contaminated hamburger and other food safety issues."
- 2011: Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "for their lucid examination of an epic effort to use genetic technology to save a 4-year-old boy imperiled by a mysterious disease, told with words, graphics, videos and other images."
- 2012: David Kocieniewski of The New York Times "for his lucid series that penetrated a legal thicket to explain how the nation’s wealthiest citizens and corporations often exploited loopholes and avoided taxes."
- ) "for its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers."
- 2014: Eli Saslow of The Washington Post "for his unsettling and nuanced reporting on the prevalence of food stamps in post-recession US, forcing readers to grapple with issues of poverty and dependency."[1]
- Zachary R. Mider of Bloomberg News "for a painstaking, clear and entertaining explanation of how so many U.S. corporations dodge taxes and why lawmakers and regulators have a hard time stopping them."[2]
- 2016: T. Christian Miller of ProPublica and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project "for a startling examination and exposé of law enforcement's enduring failures to investigate reports of rape properly and to comprehend the traumatic effects on its victims."
- McClatchy and Miami Herald "for the Panama Papers, a series of stories using a collaboration of more than 300 reporters on six continents to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens."[3]
- 2018: Staffs of The Arizona Republic and USA Today Network, for "vivid and timely reporting that masterfully combined text, video, podcasts and virtual reality to examine, from multiple perspectives, the difficulties and unintended consequences of fulfilling President Trump's pledge to construct a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico."
- 2019: David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of The New York Times for "an exhaustive 18-month investigation of President Donald Trump’s finances that debunked his claims of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges."
- effects of extreme temperatureson the planet."
- 2021: Ed Yong of The Atlantic for a series on the COVID-19 pandemic and Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts of Reuters for reporting on how “qualified immunity” protects police from prosecution.[4]
- 2022: Staff of Quanta Magazine, notably Natalie Wolchover, "For coverage that revealed the complexities of building the James Webb Space Telescope, designed to facilitate groundbreaking astronomical and cosmological research."[5]
- Trump administration policy that forcefully separated migrant children from their parents, resulting in abuses that have persisted under the current administration."[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. April 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Explanatory Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "Explanatory Reporting". Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ LaForme, Ren (June 11, 2021). "Here are the winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes". Poynter.
- Pulitzer Prize. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved May 15, 2023.