2022 | The Pulitzer Prizes

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front row left to right: E. Ramshaw, N. Carroll, J. Daniszewski, G. Collins, M. Miller, G. Escobar, T. Shelby; back row left to right: N. Brown, C. Lozada, V. T. Nguyen, E. Alexander, K. Lytle Hernández, K. Merida; N. Barnes; attending virtually (clockwise): L. Bollinger, D. Remnick, K. Boo, A. Applebaum (absent: S. Coll) (Photo by Jose R. Lopez)

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Katherine Boo, Gail Collins and John Daniszewski, co-chairs; Marjorie Miller, administrator

Julian Aguon, freelance contributor, The Atlantic

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For an illuminating essay that explores the familiar threats of climate change through the lesser-known stories of Indigenous Pacific Island communities who are fighting rising seas with a resilience that is both heartbreaking and hopeful.

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Sophie Gilbert of The Atlantic

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For articles that bring clarity and insight to questions concerning gender norms, feminism, and popular culture.

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Peter Schjeldahl of The New Yorker

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For accessible and dedicated art criticism that introduces or revisits painters, institutions and movements, offering tender appreciations and unflinching dissents.

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Categories: Criticism

Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large, The New York Times

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For learned and stylish writing about Black stories in art and popular culture–work that successfully bridges academic and nonacademic critical discourse.

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Abdallah Fayyad of The Boston Globe

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For a persuasive editorial series arguing that the president of the United States could be prosecuted for crimes committed in office.

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Categories: Editorial Writing

Editorial Staff of The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

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For editorials demanding transparency and accountability on behalf of the people of Louisiana when an investigative reporter was sued by the state’s attorney general for making a public records request.

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Categories: Editorial Writing

Zoe Si, contributor, The New Yorker

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For cartoons that use simply drawn figures, inclusive representation and sharply observed punchlines to capture political realities and daily life during the pandemic, inviting reflection and empathy.

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Categories: Illustrated Reporting and Commentary

Ann Telnaes of The Washington Post

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For succinct and layered cartoons covering a wide range of social and political topics with immediacy and impact.

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Categories: Illustrated Reporting and Commentary

Journalist Marjorie Miller is Elected Administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes

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Miller, Vice President and Global Enterprise Editor at The Associated Press, has been named administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes after a broad search.

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Thu, 03/31/2022 - 00:00

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The Pulitzer Prize Board Awards Special Citation to Honor and Assist Afghanistan Journalism Workers

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The citation "comes with a $100,000 grant to be administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists for the emergency relief of such individuals and their families."

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Fri, 08/27/2021 - 00:00

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