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front row left to right: L. Bollinger, N. Barnes, E. Robinson, D. Canedy, G. Collins, J. Díaz, J. Daniszewski; back row left to right: N. Brown, S. Engelberg, K. Boo, A. Marqués, S. Hahn, R. Blau, E. Ramshaw, T. Shelby (absent: E. Alexander, S. Coll; N. Carroll subsequently elected) (Photo by Bruce Gilbert/Columbia University)

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Eugene Robinson, chair; Dana Canedy, administrator

Photography Staff of Reuters

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For shocking photographs that exposed the world to the violence Rohingya refugees faced in fleeing Myanmar. (Moved by the Board from the Breaking News Photography category, where it was entered.)
Tags: 2018
Categories: Feature Photography

Ryan Kelly of The Daily Progress

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For a chilling image that reflected the photographer’s reflexes and concentration in capturing the moment of impact of a car attack during a racially charged protest in Charlottesville, Va.
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Location
Charlottesville, Va.
Categories: Breaking News Photography

Mike Thompson of Detroit Free Press

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For a provocative, nuanced and impactful portfolio of editorial cartoons that took on a variety of social issues, including, health care, police brutality, sexual harassment and education, through traditional panels and digital animation.
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Categories: Editorial Cartooning

Mark Fiore, freelance cartoonist

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For clever, multi-dimensional editorial cartoons that set a high bar for video and biting political satire in an increasingly digital journalism universe, resulting in animation that is simple but powerful and may help engage a younger audience at a time when the industry is seeking to capture new viewers and readers.
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Categories: Editorial Cartooning

Martyna Majok

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An honest, original work that invites audiences to examine diverse perceptions of privilege and human connection through two pairs of mismatched individuals: a former trucker and his recently paralyzed ex-wife, and an arrogant young man with cerebral palsy and his new caregiver.
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Categories: Drama
Publication
Cost of Living

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Publication
Everybody
Citation
For a contemporary take on a classic morality play that offers a playful and colloquial examination of the human condition in the face of mortality.
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Categories: Drama

Tracy Letts

Publication
The Minutes
Citation
A shocking drama set in a seemingly mundane city council meeting that acidly articulates a uniquely American toxicity that feels both historic and contemporary.
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Categories: Drama

Richard O. Prum

Publication
The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—and Us
Citation
A fascinating, nuanced and compelling account of the potentially unsettling implications surrounding sexual selection.
Publisher
Doubleday
Tags: 2018
Categories: General Nonfiction
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