Awarded to the Denver Rocky Mountain News Photo Staff for its powerful collection of emotional images taken after the student shootings at Columbine High School.

Columbia University President George Rupp presents Janet Reeves, of the Denver Rocky Mountain News, with The 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Lacy Atkins of the San Francisco Examiner for her exuberant portrait of U.S. athlete Brandi Chastain after she scored the winning goal of the Women’s World Cup Soccer Final, and The Seattle Times Photo Staff for its photos of the rioting that disrupted the annual conference of the World Trade Organization.