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Board lander photo
1997 Pulitzer Prize Board
Board lander photo caption

front row, left to right: R. Pederson, W. Safire, S. Bok, S. Topping, G. Rupp, M. Yarbrough, S. Padwe; back row, left to right: W. Ketter, H. Vendler, G. Overholser, A. Barnes, E. Seaton, S. Rowe, J. Fuller, W. Rugaber, L. Boccardi, J. Dotson, J. Risser, J. Carroll

Board Lander Sub Title
Sissela Bok, chairman; Seymour Topping, administrator

Julia Prodis

Publication
Associated Press
Citation
For her trio of vivid stories about three teenagers on a deadly journey, a photograph from the Oklahoma City bombing, and a vacuum cleaner that catches prairie dogs.
Tags: 1997
Categories: Feature Writing

Jeffrey Fleishman

Publication
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Citation
For his versatile storytelling, notably including an account of the flight of 15 Buddhist monks from Tibet through the Himalayas.
Tags: 1997
Categories: Feature Writing

Jon Kral

Publication
The Miami Herald
Citation
For his photographs documenting the horrifying conditions in Venezuelan prisons.
Tags: 1997
Categories: Feature Photography