Here are the winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes
Source: poynter.org
The Pulitzer Prizes are generally regarded as the highest honor that U.S.-based journalists and organizations can receive.
May 4, 2020 Ren LaForme
Corrections and Clarifications Pulitzer Prizes
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The winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes were announced in atypical fashion Monday afternoon.
Usually held at Columbia University in New York City, due to the coronavirus pandemic this year’s Pulitzer announcement took place in Pulitzer administrator Dana Canedy’s living room and being livestreamed via YouTube.
The Pulitzers are generally regarded as the highest honor that U.S.-based journalists and organizations can receive.
Poynter President Neil Brown is a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Brown declined to discuss last week’s board deliberations, but offered:
“The Pulitzers once again remind us that sometimes a little guy — one journalist, a small newsroom, even a curious tipster — can land a strong blow against systemic abuse, neglect or injustice in our communities. The stories we celebrate not only enlighten, but they also help us engage. An enduring theme of American journalism is that it helps move us off the sidelines, get involved, demand action. In these confusing times of crisis, it’s useful to remember that journalism is part of the democracy tool kit, and we need not feel powerless.”
Here are the 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners:
Breaking News Reporting
Awarded to the staff of The (Louisville, Kentucky) Courier-Journal for coverage of hundreds of last-minute pardons from Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin
Finalists
The staff of the Los Angeles Times for coverage of the Conception boat fire that killed 34 people
The staff of The Washington Post for coverage of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that occurred within hours of each other
Investigative Reporting
Awarded to Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times for an investigation of New York City’s taxi industry that revealed predatory loans that took advantage of vulnerable drivers
Finalists
Jay Hancock and Elizabetth Lucas of Kaiser Health News for exposing predatory bill collection from the University of Virginia health system
The staff of The Wall Street Journal for an investigation of Amazon’s third-party seller system
Explanatory Reporting
Awarded to the staff of The Washington Post for a series that showed the effects of extreme temperatures on the planet
Finalists
Rosanna Xia, Swetha Kannan and Terry Castleman for a series on the effects of climate change on the California coastline and the people living there
The staff of Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting for reporting on worker injuries at Amazon’s warehouses
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Editorial Cartoons
Awarded to Barry Blitt of The New Yorker for his watercolor style and gentle caricatures of the personalities and policies that come from the Trump White House...................................................
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The Pulitzer Medals (Columbia University)
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a Pullet Surprise . . .
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