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American journalism award
The
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
is a
Pulitzer Prize
awarded for a distinguished example of
breaking news
, local reporting on news of the moment. It has been awarded since 1953 under several names:
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citation needed
]
- From 1953 to 1963:
Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time
- From 1964 to 1984:
Pulitzer Prize for Local General or
Spot News
Reporting
- From 1985 to 1990:
Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting
- From 1991 to 1997:
Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting
- From 1998 to present:
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
Prior to 1953, a
Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
combined both breaking and investigative reporting under one category. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.
Hitherto confined to local coverage, the Breaking News Reporting category was expanded to encompass state and national reporting in 2017.
[1]
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time
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- 1953
:
Editorial Staff of Providence (RI)
Journal and Evening Bulletin
, "for their spontaneous and cooperative coverage of a
bank robbery
and police chase leading to the capture of the bandit."
[2]
- 1954
:
Staff of Vicksburg (MS)
Sunday Post-Herald
, "for its outstanding coverage of the
tornado of December 5, 1953
, under extraordinary difficulties."
[3]
- 1955
:
Caro Brown
,
Alice
(TX)
Daily Echo
, "for a series of news stories dealing with the successful attack on one-man political rule in neighboring
Duval County
, written under unusual pressure both of edition time and difficult, even dangerous, circumstances. Mrs. Brown dug into the facts behind the dramatic daily events, as well, and obtained her stories in spite of the bitterest political opposition, showing professional skill and courage."
[4]
- 1956
:
Lee Hills
,
Detroit Free Press
, ;'for his aggressive, resourceful and comprehensive front page reporting of the
United Automobile Workers
' negotiations with
Ford
and
General Motors
for a guaranteed annual wage."
[5]
- 1957
:
Staff of
Salt Lake
Tribune
, "for its prompt and efficient coverage of the
crash of two air liners
over the Grand Canyon, in which 128 persons were killed."
[6]
- 1958
:
Staff of
Fargo
(ND)
Forum
, (ND)"for its swift, vivid and detailed news and picture coverage of
a tornado
which struck Fargo on June 20."
[7]
- 1959
:
Mary Lou Werner
,
The Evening Star
, (Washington DC) "for her comprehensive year-long coverage of the integration crisis in Virginia which demonstrated admirable qualities of accuracy, speed and the ability to interpret the news under deadline pressure in the course of a difficult and taxing assignment"
- 1960
:
Jack Nelson
,
The Atlanta Constitution
, "for his reporting of abuses at the
Milledgeville Central State Mental Hospital
."
[8]
- 1961
:
Sanche De Gramont
, (Ted Morgan) of the
New York Herald Tribune
"for
his moving account of the death
of
Leonard Warren
on the
Metropolitan Opera
stage."
- 1962
:
Robert D. Mullins
,
Deseret News
, Salt Lake City, UT, "For his resourceful coverage of a murder and kidnapping at Dead Horse Point, Utah."
- 1963
:
Sylvan Fox
,
Anthony Shannon
,
William Longgood
,
New York World-Telegram and Sun
"for their reporting of
an air crash
in Jamaica Bay, killing 95 persons on March 1, 1962."
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Local General or Spot News Reporting
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- 1964
:
Norman C. Miller
The Wall Street Journal
, "for his comprehensive account of a multi-million dollar vegetable oil swindle in New Jersey."
- 1965
:
Melvin H. Ruder
Hungry Horse News
, a weekly in
Columbia Falls, MT
, "for his daring and resourceful coverage of a disastrous flood that threatened his community, an individual effort in the finest tradition of spot news reporting."
- 1966
:
Staff
Los Angeles Times
, "for its coverage of the
Watts riots
."
- 1967
:
Robert V. Cox
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion
, "for his vivid deadline reporting of a mountain manhunt that ended with the killing of a deranged sniper who had terrorized the community."
- 1968
:
Staff
Detroit Free Press
, "for its coverage of the
Detroit riots of 1967
, recognizing both the brilliance of its detailed spot news staff work and its swift and accurate investigation into the underlying causes of the tragedy."
- 1969
:
John Fetterman
Louisville (TN) Times
and
Courier-Journal
, "for his article, "
Pfc. Gibson Comes Home
," the story of an American soldier whose body was returned to his native town from Vietnam for burial."
- 1970
:
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Chicago Sun-Times
, "for his article about the violence of youthful radicals in Chicago, 'A Wild Night's Ride With SDS.'"
- 1971
:
Staff
Akron (OH) Beacon Journal
, "for its coverage of the
Kent State University tragedy
on May 4, 1970."
- 1972
:
Richard Cooper
and
John Machacek
Rochester (NY) Times-Union
, "for their coverage of the
Attica, New York prison riot
."
- 1973
:
Staff
Chicago Tribune
, "for uncovering flagrant violations of voting procedures in the
primary election of March 21, 1972
."
- 1974
:
Arthur M. Petacque
and
Hugh Hough
Chicago Sun-Times
, "for uncovering new evidence that led to the reopening of efforts to solve the 1966 murder of
Valerie Percy
."
- 1975
:
Staff
Xenia (OH) Daily Gazette
, "for its coverage, under enormous difficulties, of
the tornado
that wrecked the city on April 3, 1974."
- 1976
:
Gene Miller
Miami Herald
, "for his persistent and courageous reporting over eight and one-half years that led to the exoneration and release of two men who had twice been tried for murder and wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in Florida."
- 1977
:
Margo Huston
The Milwaukee Journal
, "for her reports on the elderly and the process of aging."
- 1978
:
Richard Whitt
Louisville Courier-Journal
, "for his coverage of
a fire
that took 164 lives at the Beverly Hills Supper Club at Southgate, Ky., and subsequent investigation of the lack of enforcement of state fire codes."
- 1979
:
Staff
San Diego Evening Tribune
, "for its coverage of
the collision
of a Pacific Southwest air liner with a small plane over its city."
- 1980
:
Staff
The Philadelphia Inquirer
, "for coverage of
the nuclear accident
at Three Mile Island."
- 1981
:
Staff
Longview (WA) Daily News
, "for its coverage of the
Mt. St. Helens story
, including the photographs by Roger A. Werth."
- 1982
:
Staff
Kansas City Star
and
Kansas City Times
, "for coverage of the
Hyatt Regency Hotel disaster
and identification of its causes."
- 1983
:
Editorial Staff
Fort Wayne (IN) News-Sentinel
, "for its courageous and resourceful coverage of a devastating flood in March 1982."
- 1984
:
Newsday team of reporters
Newsday
, Long Island, NY, "for their enterprising and comprehensive coverage of the Baby Jane Doe case and its far-reaching social and political implications."
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting
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- 1985
:
Thomas Turcol
of the
Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star
, (Norfolk, Va.) "for City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official."
- 1986
:
Edna Buchanan
of the
Miami Herald
, "for her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting."
- 1987
:
Staff of the
Akron Beacon Journal
, "for its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the attempted takeover of
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
by a European financier."
- 1988
:
Staff of the
Alabama Journal
(
Montgomery
), "for its compelling investigation of the state's unusually high
infant-mortality rate
, which prompted legislation to combat the problem."
- 1988
:
Staff of
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
, "for an investigation that revealed serious flaws in the Massachusetts prison furlough system and led to significant statewide reforms."
- 1989
:
Staff of
Louisville Courier-Journal
, "for its exemplary initial coverage of
a bus crash
that claimed 27 lives and its subsequent thorough and effective examination of the causes and implications of the tragedy."
- 1990
:
Staff of
San Jose Mercury News
, "for its detailed coverage of the October 17, 1989, Bay Area
earthquake
and its aftermath."
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting
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- 1991:
Staff of the
Miami Herald
, "for stories profiling a local cult leader, his followers, and their links to several area murders."
- 1992:
Staff of
Newsday
, "for coverage of
a midnight subway derailment
in
Manhattan
that left five passengers dead and more than 200 injured."
- 1993:
Staff of the
Los Angeles Times
, "for comprehensive, penetrating coverage under deadline pressure of the second, most destructive day of the
Los Angeles riots
."
- 1994:
Staff of the
New York Times
, "for its comprehensive coverage of the
1993 World Trade Center bombing
."
- 1995:
Staff of the
Los Angeles Times
, "for its reporting on January 17, 1994, of the chaos and devastation in the aftermath of the
1994 Northridge earthquake
."
- 1996:
Robert D. McFadden
of
New York Times
, "for his highly skilled writing and reporting on deadline during the year."
- 1997:
Staff of
Newsday
, Long Island, NY "for its enterprising coverage of the crash of
TWA Flight 800
and its aftermath."
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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- 1998
:
The
Los Angeles Times
staff, "for its coverage of a botched bank robbery, which led to a
shootout with the police in North Hollywood
."
- 1999
:
The
Hartford Courant
staff, "for its coverage of a shooting spree by a
state lottery
worker that left five dead."
- 2000
:
The
Denver Post
staff, "for its coverage of the
Columbine High School massacre
."
- 2001
:
The
Miami Herald
staff, "for its coverage of the seizure of
Elian Gonzalez
by federal agents."
- 2002
:
The
Wall Street Journal
staff, "for its coverage of the
September 11 attack on the World Trade Center
."
- 2003
:
The
Eagle-Tribune
staff, "for its stories on the accidental drowning of four boys in the
Merrimack River
."
- 2004
:
Staff of the
Los Angeles Times
, "for its compelling and comprehensive coverage of the
massive wildfires
that imperiled a populated region of
southern California
."
- 2005
:
Staff of the
Star-Ledger
, "for its comprehensive, clear-headed coverage of the resignation of
New Jersey's
governor
after he announced he was gay and confessed to adultery with a male lover."
- 2006
:
Staff of the
Times-Picayune
, "for its courageous and aggressive coverage of
Hurricane Katrina
, overcoming desperate conditions facing the city and the newspaper."
- 2007
:
Staff of
The Oregonian
, "for its skillful and tenacious coverage of a
family missing in the Oregon mountains
, telling the tragic story both in print and online."
- 2008
:
Staff of
The Washington Post
, "for its exceptional, multi-faceted coverage of the
deadly shooting rampage
at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
, telling the developing story in print and online."
- 2009
:
Staff of
The New York Times
, "for its swift and sweeping coverage of a
prostitution scandal
that resulted in the resignation of
Gov.
Eliot Spitzer
, breaking the story on its Web site and then developing it with authoritative, rapid-fire reports."
- 2010
:
Staff of
The Seattle Times
, "for its comprehensive coverage, in print and online, of the
shooting deaths of four police officers in a coffee house
and the 40-hour manhunt for
the suspect
."
[9]
- 2011
:
No award
- 2012
:
Staff of
The Tuscaloosa News
, "for its enterprising coverage of
a deadly tornado
, using social media as well as traditional reporting to provide real-time updates, help locate missing people and produce in-depth print accounts even after power disruption forced the paper to publish at another plant 50 miles away."
- 2013
:
The Denver Post
for coverage of the
2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting
[10]
- 2014
:
The Boston Globe
staff "for its exhaustive and empathetic coverage of the
Boston Marathon bombing
and the ensuing manhunt that enveloped the city, using photography and a range of digital tools to capture the full impact of the tragedy."
[11]
- 2015
:
The Seattle Times
staff, "for its digital account of
a landslide that killed 43 people
and the impressive follow-up reporting that explored whether the calamity could have been avoided."
[12]
- 2016
:
The
Los Angeles Times
, "For exceptional reporting, including both local and global perspectives, on the
shooting in San Bernardino
and the terror investigation that followed."
- 2017
:
Staff of
East Bay Times
,
Oakland, CA
"For relentless coverage of the
“Ghost Ship” fire
, which killed 36 people at a warehouse party, and for reporting after the tragedy that exposed the city's failure to take actions that might have prevented it."
[13]
- 2018
:
Staff of
The Press Democrat
,
Santa Rosa, CA
"for lucid and tenacious coverage of
historic wildfires
that ravaged the city of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, expertly utilizing an array of tools, including photography, video and social media platforms, to bring clarity to its readers ? in real time and in subsequent in-depth reporting."
[14]
- 2019
:
Staff of
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, for "immersive, compassionate coverage of the
massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue
that captured the anguish and resilience of a community thrust into grief."
[15]
- 2020
:
Staff of
The Courier-Journal
,
Louisville, KY
"for its rapid coverage of hundreds of last-minute pardons by
Kentucky’s governor
, showing how the process was marked by opacity, racial disparities and violations of legal norms." (Moved by the jury from Local Reporting, where it was originally entered.)
- 2021
:
Staff of
The Star Tribune
newspaper based in Minneapolis for its coverage of the
murder
of
George Floyd
and the resulting
protests in Minneapolis-Saint Paul
.
[16]
- 2022
:
Staff of the
Miami Herald
, for reporting on the
Surfside condominium collapse
.
[17]
- 2023
:
Staff of the
Los Angeles Times
, for coverage of the
2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal
and its aftermath.
[18]
- 2024
:
Staff of
Lookout Santa Cruz
, "for its detailed and nimble community-focused coverage, over a holiday weekend, of
catastrophic flooding and mudslides
that displaced thousands of California residents and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses."
[19]
Notes
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- ^
"The Pulitzer Prizes"
.
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"1953 Pulitzer Prize Winners"
. New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1953.
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"1954 Pulitzer Prize Winners"
. New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1954.
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"1955 Pulitzer Prize Winners"
. New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1955.
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"1956 Pulitzer Prize Winners"
. New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1956.
- ^
"1957 Pulitzer Prize Winners"
. New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1957.
- ^
"1958 Pulitzer Prize Winners"
. New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1958.
- ^
"Jack Nelson, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 80 (Oct. 21, 2009)"
.
Los Angeles Times
. September 16, 2014.
- ^
"Special reports | Seattle Times Newspaper"
.
- ^
"Shooting coverage wins Pulitzer"
.
3 News NZ
. April 16, 2013. Archived from
the original
on April 22, 2014
. Retrieved
April 16,
2013
.
- ^
"The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation"
. Pulitzer.org. April 2014
. Retrieved
April 15,
2014
.
- ^
"Breaking News Reporting"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
April 20,
2015
.
- ^
"Breaking News Reporting"
.
- ^
"Breaking News Reporting"
.
- ^
"Breaking News Reporting"
.
- ^
Staff (June 11, 2021).
"Star Tribune wins Pulitzer for George Floyd reporting; Darnella Frazier also cited"
.
Star Tribune
. Retrieved
June 11,
2021
.
- ^
"
"2022 Pulitzer Prizes & Finalists"
"
.
Pulitzer Prize
. May 9, 2022
. Retrieved
May 9,
2022
.
- ^
"The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting"
.
Pulitzer Prize
. Retrieved
May 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes"
.
Poynter
. Retrieved
May 6,
2023
.
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