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2001 Pulitzer Prize Board
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Front row: J. Byrd, M. Pride, R. Pederson, E. Seaton, S. Rowe, L. Boccardi, D. Goodwin; Back row: T. Goldstein, S. Topping, A. Barnes, W. Safire, W. Ketter, H. Gates, D. Graham, R. Oppel, J. Carroll, H. Gates, G. Rupp, P. Steiger --(photo credit: Joe Pineiro)

Board Lander Sub Title
Edward Seaton, chair; Seymour Topping, administrator

Paul Steiger

Job title
managing editor
First name
Paul
Last name
Steiger
Location
New York, NY
Years
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

Paul Steiger is the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and a vice president of Dow Jones & Company. The editors of the Wall Street Journal Online, the Wall Street Journal Europe and the Wall Street Journal Asia also report to him.

Employer
The Wall Street Journal
Photo
Paul Steiger
Ordering weight
1

Mike Pride

Job title
editor
First name
Mike
Last name
Pride
Location
Concord, NH
Years
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Mike Pride has been editor of the Concord Monitor since 1983. Prior to that, he served as its managing editor. Under his editorship the Monitor has won the New England Newspaper of the Year Award 19 times, as well as numerous national awards for excellence. The paper has been cited byTime magazine and the Columbia Journalism Review as one of the best papers in the country.

Employer
Concord Monitor
Photo
Mike Pride
Ordering weight
1

Richard Oppel

Job title
editor
First name
Richard
Last name
Oppel
Location
Austin, TX
Years
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Richard Oppel has been editor of the Austin American-Statesman since 1995 and is responsible for news and editorial content.

After serving in the Marine Corps, he graduated from the University of South Florida and began his career with the Tampa Tribune. He worked for the Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press before becoming executive editor of the Tallahassee Democrat in 1977, and then editor of the Charlotte Observer in 1978.

Employer
Austin American-Statesman
Photo
Richard Oppel
Ordering weight
1

The Oregonian

Citation
For its detailed and unflinching examination of systematic problems within the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, including harsh treatment of foreign nationals and other widespread abuses, which prompted various reforms.
Tags: 2001
Location
Portland
Categories: Public Service
Publication
The Oregonian

Staff

Citation
For its compelling and memorable series exploring racial experiences and attitudes across contemporary America.
Tags: 2001
Categories: National Reporting
Publication
The New York Times

John Corigliano

Citation
Premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on November 30, 2000 at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA.
Tags: 2001
Categories: Music
Publisher
G. Schirmer
Publication
Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra

David Willman

Citation
For his pioneering exposé of seven unsafe prescription drugs that had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and an analysis of the policy reforms that had reduced the agency's effectiveness.
Tags: 2001
Categories: Investigative Reporting
Publication
Los Angeles Times

Paul Salopek

Citation
For his reporting on the political strife and disease epidemics ravaging Africa, witnessed firsthand as he traveled, sometimes by canoe, through rebel-controlled regions of the Congo.
Tags: 2001
Categories: International Reporting
Publication
Chicago Tribune

Ian Johnson

Citation
For his revealing stories from China about victims of the government's often brutal suppression of the Falun Gong movement and the implications of that campaign for the future.
Tags: 2001
Categories: International Reporting
Publication
The Wall Street Journal
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