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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

Tyler Hicks

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The New York Times
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For his powerful pictures chronicling deadly destruction in Gaza following a retaliatory bombing by Israel.
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Staff

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The Denver Post
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For its skillful coverage of the mass shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colo., capturing the scope of the tragedy in a poignant portfolio of pictures.
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Jackson Diehl

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The Washington Post
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For his passionate editorials on the civil conflict in Syria, arguing for greater engagement by the United States to help stop bloodshed in a strategic Arab nation.
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Categories: Editorial Writing

Staff

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Newsday
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For its editorials in the chaotic wake of Hurricane Sandy, providing a voice of reason, hope and indignation as recovery began and the future challenge of limiting shoreline devastation emerged.
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Categories: Editorial Writing

Manohla Dargis

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The New York Times
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For her enlightening movie criticism, vividly written and showing deep understanding of the business and art of filmmaking.
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Categories: Criticism

Mary McNamara

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Los Angeles Times
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For her searching television criticism that often becomes a springboard for provocative comments on the culture at large.
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Categories: Criticism

Eli Saslow

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The Washington Post
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For his moving portrait of a struggling swimming pool salesman that illustrates the daily emotional toll of the nation's economic downturn.
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Categories: Feature Writing

Kelley Benham

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Tampa Bay Times
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For her searing personal account of the survival of her premature baby, born barely viable at 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her exploration of the costs and ethics of extreme medical intervention.
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St. Petersburg, FL
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Categories: Feature Writing

Richard Marosi

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Los Angeles Times
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For his provocative articles on the fate of thousands of illegal Mexican immigrants deported by the United States in recent years, many who are living desperate lives along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Staff

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Associated Press
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For its brave portrayal of the chaotic civil war in Syria, using text stories as well as multimedia tools to provide on-the-ground accounts as well as wider context, often at personal peril to the journalists.
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