PUBLIC SERVICE
Associated Press
The Pulitzer Commission honored the AP for the work of Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Lori Hinnant, citing their “courageous reporting from the besieged city of Mariupol that witnessed the massacre of civilians during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “
Finalists Austin American-Statesman, in association with the USA Today Network; The Washington Post
BREAKING NEWS
Los Angeles Times staff
The Los Angeles Times won for “revealing a secretly taped conversation between city officials containing racial slurs,” followed by additional coverage of racial issues in local politics.
Finalists Staff of The New York Times; Politico’s Josh Gerstein, Alex Ward, Peter S. Canellos, Hailey Fuchs and Heidi Przybyla
RESEARCH REPORTING
Staff of The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal was honored for “sharp accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials of 50 federal agencies.”
Finalists Joaquin Palomino and Trisha Thadani of the San Francisco Chronicle; staff of the Minneapolis Star Tribune
EXPLANATORY REPORTING
Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic
Ms. Dickerson’s work was a “deeply reported and compelling representation of the Trump administration’s policy of forcibly separating migrant children from their parents,” the committee said.
Finalists Duaa Eldeib of ProPublica; Terrence McCoy of The Washington Post
LOCAL REPORTING
AL.com and Mississippi today
This year’s local reporting category had two winners. AL.com’s John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens won for “exposing how police in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to boost revenue,” reporting that prompted the police chief to resign. Mississippi Today’s Anna Wolfe won for her coverage of how a former Mississippi governor directed millions of state aid funds to benefit family and friends, including Brett Favre.
Finalists Employees of the Los Angeles Times
NATIONAL REPORTING
Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post
Ms. Kitchener was awarded for “unwavering reporting that captured the complex consequences of life after Roe v. Wade,” including the story of a Texas teenager who gave birth to twins after restrictions denied her an abortion.
Finalists Stephania Taladrid, contributing writer, The New Yorker; Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke from Reuters
INTERNATIONAL REPORTING
Staff of The New York Times
For “unrelenting coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” including a thoroughly reported investigation into Ukrainian deaths in the city of Bucha.
Finalists Paul Carsten, David Lewis, Reade Levinson and Libby George from Reuters; Yaroslav Trofimov and James Marson of The Wall Street Journal
BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Associated Press Photography Staff
The AP provided “unique and urgent footage of the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” the commission said.
Finalists Rafiq Maqbool and Eranga Jayawardena of the AP; Lynsey Addario of The New York Times
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
Christina House from the Los Angeles Times
For “an intimate glimpse into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street in a tent.”
Finalists Associated Press photography staff; Gabrielle Lurie and Stephen Lamb of the San Francisco Chronicle
For “a quietly powerful play about four Iranian adults preparing for an English language exam in a school near Tehran.” The play premiered last year at the Linda Gross Theater
