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2004 Pulitzer Prize Board
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Front row: A. Bennett, N. Lemann, R. Oppel, R. Pederson, W. Safire, S. Gissler, A. Gyllenhaal
Back row: K. Carroll, J. Amoss, M. Pride, D. Graham, J. Byrd, A. Barnes, H. Gates, J. Harris, A. Lipinski, D. Kennedy, P. Steiger

Board Lander Sub Title
Rena Pederson and William Safire, co-chairs; Sig Gissler, administrator

Staff

Publication
The Seattle Times
Citation
For the work of Christine Willmsen and Maureen O'Hagan that revealed sexual misconduct by male coaches who preyed on female students and escaped discipline or prosecution.
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Categories: Public Service

Staff

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The Providence Journal
Citation
For its comprehensive coverage of the causes and consequences of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and spread anguish across America's smallest state.
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Categories: Public Service

Staff

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The Courier-Journal
Citation
For its vivid portrayal of how delays in the state's criminal justice system harmed victims and defendants alike, a project that spurred remedial action.
Location
Louisville, KY
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Categories: Public Service

Staff

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The Wall Street Journal
Citation
For its masterly, richly detailed stories on how hidden decision-makers make life-and-death choices about who gets health care in America.
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Categories: National Reporting

S. Lynne Walker

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Copley News Service
Citation
For her candid, in-depth look at how Mexican immigration transformed an all-white Midwestern town.
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Categories: National Reporting

Peter Lieberson

Publication
Piano Concerto No. 3
Citation
Premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra on November 26, 2003 in Minneapolis, Minn. (G. Schirmer, Inc.)
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Categories: Music

Steve Reich

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Cello Counterpoint
Citation
Premiered on October 18, 2003 at The Krannert Center, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. (Boosey & Hawkes)
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Categories: Music

David Barstow and Lowell Bergman

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The New York Times
Citation
For their relentless examination of death and injury among American workers and exposure of employers who break basic safety rules. (Moved by the Board to the Public Service category, where it was also entered.)
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Categories: Investigative Reporting
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