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2013 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: J. Diaz, T. Friedman, G. Moore, S. Gissler, D. Allen, J. Dehli; back row, left to right: L. Bollinger, A. Marques, S. Coll, R. Blau, P. Tash, K. Willey, R. Beck, P. Gigot, E. Robinson, S. Engelberg, S. Hahn (absent: N. Lemann, Q. Hudes)

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Thomas L. Friedman and Gregory Moore, co-chairs; Sig Gissler, administrator

Philip Kennicott

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Lee Bollinger and Philip Kennicott
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For his eloquent and passionate essays on art and the social forces that underlie it, a critic who always strives to make his topics and targets relevant to readers.
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Categories: Criticism
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The Washington Post

John Branch

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Lee Bollinger and John Branch
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For his evocative narrative about skiers killed in an avalanche and the science that explains such disasters, a project enhanced by its deft integration of multimedia elements.
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Categories: Feature Writing
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The New York Times

David Barboza

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Lee Bollinger and David Barboza
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For his striking exposure of corruption at high levels of the Chinese government, including billions in secret wealth owned by relatives of the prime minister, well documented work published in the face of heavy pressure from the Chinese officials.
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The New York Times

Steve Sack

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Lee Bollinger and Steve Sack
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For his diverse collection of cartoons, using an original style and clever ideas to drive home his unmistakable point of view.
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Location
Minneapolis
Categories: Editorial Cartooning
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Star Tribune

Staff

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Lee Bollinger, Charles Duhigg, Keith Bradsher and David Barboa
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For its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers.
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Categories: Explanatory Reporting
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The New York Times

Javier Manzano

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Lee Bollinger and Javier Manzano
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For his extraordinary picture, distributed by Agence France-Presse, of two Syrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position as beams of light stream through bullet holes in a nearby metal wall.
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Categories: Feature Photography
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Agence France-Presse

Staff

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Denver Post Staff
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For its comprehensive coverage of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured 58, using journalistic tools, from Twitter and Facebook to video and written reports, both to capture a breaking story and provide context.
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The Denver Post

Sun Sentinel

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Lee Bollinger, Sally Kestin and John Maines
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For its well documented investigation of off-duty police officers who recklessly speed and endanger the lives of citizens, leading to disciplinary action and other steps to curtail a deadly hazard.
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Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Categories: Public Service
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Sun Sentinel