2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

[Divernan]

Source: New York Times

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
By JEREMY W. PETERS
Published: April 18, 2011


The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for commentary and foreign reporting in 2010, while The Los Angeles Times received the coveted public service Pulitzer.
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The prizes, which are administered by Columbia University, went to a wide variety of newspapers and were not concentrated in the hands of one or two publications, as has been the case in recent years.

Pulitzers were awarded in 13 journalism categories and 7 arts categories.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/business/media/2011-pulitzer-prize-winners-announced.html?_r=1&hp

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Much wider array of winners this year. I was pleased to see that Pro Publica won a Pulitzer for national reporting.
"NATIONAL REPORTING - Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica"

[Divernan]

1. Pro Publica wins for expose of Wall Street, using digital tools to explain to laymen.

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2011-National-Reporting
The 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners
National Reporting
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For a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, using any available journalistic tool including text reporting, videos, databases, multimedia or interactive presentations or any combination of those formats, in print or online or both, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica for their exposure of questionable practices on Wall Street that contributed to the nation’s economic meltdown, using digital tools to help explain the complex subject to lay readers.
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Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: David Evans of Bloomberg News for his revelations of how life insurance companies retained death benefits owed to families of military veterans and other Americans, leading to government investigations and remedial changes; and The Wall Street Journal Staff for its examination of the disastrous explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, using detailed reports to hold government and major corporations accountable.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. WTG Pro Publica!!!!

:applause: :applause:

[DavidJames]

6. Columbia University announces 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners

Columbia University has declared the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners. Columbia created the awards in honor of newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, who founded the journalism school at Columbia. There are few honors as high as being a Pulitzer finalist. Winning a Pulitzer prize is one of the highest honors an individual in American media can achieve. The Pulitzer is a rare honor, bestowed on the finest works in journalism, music and literature annually. I read this here: Columbia University announces 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners

[Divernan]

2. Investigative Reporting: Won by Sarasota Herald-Trib: "stirred regulatory action"

The 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Investigative Reporting


For a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series, using any available journalistic tool including text reporting, videos, databases, multimedia or interactive presentations or any combination of those formats, in print or online or both, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Paige St. John of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for her examination of weaknesses in the murky property-insurance system vital to Florida homeowners, providing handy data to assess insurer reliability and stirring regulatory action.
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Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times for his spotlighting of medical radiation errors that injure thousands of Americans, sparking national discussion and remedial steps; and Sam Roe and Jared S. Hopkins of the Chicago Tribune for their investigation, in print and online, of 13 deaths at a home for severely disabled children and young adults, resulting in closure of the facility.

[tishaLA]

3. Kay Ryan is very deserving of the poetry Pulitzer

She's an amazing poet.

[alp227]

5. and the LA Times for the Bell, CA salary scandal! n/t