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2002 Pulitzer Prie Board
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Front row: M. Pride, R. Pederson, H. Gates, J. Byrd, L. Boccardi
Back row: T. Goldstein, G. Rupp, P. Steiger, S. Rowe, A. Barnes, W. Safire, J. Harris, R. Oppel, J. Carroll, S. Topping, D. Graham, A. Gyllenhaal  (photo credit: Joe Pineiro)

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John S. Carroll, chair; Seymour Topping, administrator

Anders Gyllenhaal

Job title
editor and senior vice president
First name
Anders
Last name
Gyllenhaal
Location
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Anders Gyllenhaal was named executive editor of the Miami Herald in 2007. From 2002 to 2007, Gyllenhaal (pronounced JILL-in-hall), was editor and senior vice president at the Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul. Previously, he was executive editor and senior vice president of the News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. He joined the News & Observer in 1991 and worked as metro editor and managing editor before becoming editor in 1997.

Employer
Star Tribune
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Anders Gyllenhaal
Ordering weight
1

The New York Times

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George Rupp and Jonathan Landman
Citation
For "A Nation Challenged," a special section published regularly after the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, which coherently and comprehensively covered the tragic events, profiled the victims, and tracked the developing story, locally and globally.
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Categories: Public Service
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The New York Times

Carl Dennis

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George Rupp and Carl Dennis
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Categories: Poetry
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication
Practical Gods

Staff

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Leonard Downie, Jr., Liz Spayd and George Rupp
Citation
For its comprehensive coverage of America's war on terrorism, which regularly brought forth new information together with skilled analysis of unfolding developments.
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Categories: National Reporting
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The Washington Post

Henry Brant

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George Rupp and Henry Brant
Citation
Premiered on December 12, 2001 at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, California.
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Categories: Music
Publication
Ice Field

Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sarah Cohen

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George Rupp, Scott Higham, Sarah Cohen and Sari Horwitz
Citation
For a series that exposed the District of Columbia's role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care between 1993 and 2000, which prompted an overhaul of the city's child welfare system.
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The Washington Post

Barry Bearak

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George Rupp and Barry Bearak
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For his deeply affecting and illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan.
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The New York Times

Louis Menand

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George Rupp and Louis Menand
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Categories: History
Publisher
Farrar
Publication
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America

Diane McWhorter

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George Rupp and Diane McWhorter
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Categories: General Nonfiction
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication
Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution