The 98th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, were announced today by Columbia University.
Journalism
PUBLIC SERVICE – Two Prizes: The Guardian US and The Washington Post
BREAKING NEWS REPORTINGÂ –Â The Boston Globe Staff
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING – Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.
EXPLANATORY REPORTING – Eli Saslow of The Washington Post
LOCAL REPORTING – Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of the Tampa Bay Times
NATIONAL REPORTING – David Philipps of The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO
INTERNATIONAL REPORTING – Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall of Reuters
FEATURE WRITINGÂ –Â No award
COMMENTARY – Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press
CRITICISM – Inga Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer
EDITORIAL WRITINGÂ –Â The Editorial Staff of The Oregonian, Portland
EDITORIAL CARTOONING – Kevin Siers of The Charlotte Observer
BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – Tyler Hicks of The New York Times
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – Josh Haner of The New York Times
Books, Drama and Music
FICTION – “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown)
DRAMA – “The Flick” by Annie Baker
HISTORY – “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832” byAlan Taylor (W.W. Norton)
BIOGRAPHY – “Margaret Fuller: A New American Life” by Megan Marshall(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
POETRY – “3 Sections” by Vijay Seshadri (Graywolf Press)
GENERAL NONFICTION – “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation” by Dan Fagin (Bantam Books)
MUSIC – “Become Ocean” by John Luther Adams (Taiga Press/Theodore Front Musical Literature)