2008 Pulitzer Prize
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The 2008 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 7, 2008, the 92nd annual awards.{{cite press release
| title = Columbia University Announces 92nd Annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music
| publisher = Columbia University
| date = 2008-04-07
| url = http://www.pulitzer.org/2008/Press%20Release%20-%202008%20Pulitzer%20Prizes.pdf
| access-date = 2008-04-07}}
The Washington Post won six awards, second only to the seven won by The New York Times in 2002. Three organizations were awarded prizes for the first time: Reuters, Investor's Business Daily and the Concord Monitor. No prize was given for editorial writing.{{cite news
| last = Pérez-Peña
| first = Richard
| title = Washington Post Wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes
| work = The New York Times
| date = 2008-04-07
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/business/media/07cnd-pulitzers.html
| access-date = 2008-04-07}}
Journalism
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Public service | The Washington Post | " ... for the work of Dana Priest, Anne Hull and photographer Michel du Cille in exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, evoking a national outcry and producing reforms by federal officials." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/walter-reed/ Original series] |
| Breaking news reporting | The Washington Post | " ... for its exceptional, multi-faceted coverage of the deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, telling the developing story in print and online." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/vatechshootings/ Original series] |
| Investigative reporting | Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times | " ... for their stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and other everyday products imported from China, leading to crackdowns by American and Chinese officials." [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/series/toxicpipeline/index.html Original series] |
| Investigative reporting | Chicago Tribune | " ... for its exposure of faulty governmental regulation of toys, car seats and cribs, resulting in the extensive recall of hazardous products and congressional action to tighten supervision." [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071619/http://www.chicagotribune.com/safety Original series] |
| Explanatory reporting | Amy Harmon of The New York Times | " ... for her striking examination of the dilemmas and ethical issues that accompany DNA testing, using human stories to sharpen her reports." [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/series/dnaage/index.html Original series] |
| Local reporting | David Umhoefer of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | " ... for his stories on the skirting of tax laws to pad pensions of county employees, prompting change and possible prosecution of key figures." [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=639331 Original article] |
| National reporting | Jo Becker and Barton Gellman of The Washington Post | " ... for their lucid exploration of Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful yet sometimes disguised influence on national policy." [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509070548/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/ Original series] |
| International reporting | Steve Fainaru of The Washington Post | " ... for his heavily reported series on private security contractors in Iraq that operate outside most of the laws governing American forces." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2007/06/15/LI2007061501702.html Original series] |
| Feature writing | Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post | " ... for his chronicling of a world-class violinist who, as an experiment, played beautiful music in a subway station filled with unheeding commuters." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html Original article] |
| Commentary | Steve Pearlstein of The Washington Post | " ... for his insightful columns that explore the nation's complex economic ills with masterful clarity." |
| Criticism | Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe | " ... for his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting." |
| Editorial writing | No Award | |
| Editorial cartooning | Michael Ramirez of Investor's Business Daily | " ... for his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry." |
| Breaking news photography | Adrees Latif of Reuters | " ... for his dramatic photograph of a Japanese videographer, sprawled on the pavement, fatally wounded during a street demonstration in Myanmar." |
| Feature photography | Preston Gannaway of the Concord Monitor | " ... for her intimate chronicle of a family coping with a parent's terminal illness." [http://www.conmon.com/slideshow/rememberme/ Original series] |
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
Special Citation
- Bob Dylan received a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/2008}}
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/business/2008pulitzers-journalism.html "2008 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism"]. The New York Times.
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/arts/2008Pulitzer.html "2008 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music"]. The New York Times.
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