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The '''[[Pulitzer Prize]] for Explanatory Reporting''' has been presented since [[1998]], for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear presentation. From [[1985]] to [[1997]], it was known as the '''Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism'''.
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The '''Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting''' has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of [[explanatory reporting]] that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear presentation. From 1985 to 1997, it was known as the '''Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism.'''


The Pulitzer Prize Board announced the new category in November 1984, citing a series of explanatory articles that seven months earlier had won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing]]. The series, "Making It Fly" by [[Peter Rinearson]] of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', was a 29,000-word account of the development of the [[Boeing 757]] jetliner. It had been entered in the National Reporting category, but judges moved it to Feature Writing to award it a prize. In the aftermath, the Pulitzer Prize Board said it was creating the new category in part because of the ambiguity about where explanatory accounts such as "Making It Fly" should be recognized. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.
== Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism ==
* '''[[1985]]:''' [[Jon Franklin]], ''[[Baltimore Evening Sun]]'', for his seven-part series "[[The Mind Fixers]]," about the new science of molecular psychiatry.
* '''[[1986]]:''' Staff of the ''[[New York Times]]'', for a six-part comprehensive series on the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]], which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in "Star Wars."
* '''[[1987]]:''' [[Jeff Lyon]] and [[Peter Gorner]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. for their series on the promises of [[gene therapy]], which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment.
* '''[[1988]]:''' [[Daniel Hertzberg]] and [[James B. Stewart]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', for their stories about an [[investment banking|investment banker]] charged with [[insider trading]] and the critical day that followed the October 19, 1987, stock market crash.
* '''[[1989]]:''' [[David Hanners]], reporter, [[William Snyder]], photographer, and [[Karen Blessen]], artist, ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', for their special report on a 1985 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety.
* '''[[1990]]:''' [[David A. Vise]] and [[Steve Coll]], ''[[Washington Post]]'', for stories scrutinizing the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, [[John Shad]].
* '''[[1991]]:''' [[Susan C. Faludi]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', for a report on the leveraged buy-out of [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]] Stores, Inc., that revealed the human costs of high finance.
* '''[[1992]]:''' [[Robert S. Capers]] and [[Eric Lipton]], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', for a series about the flawed [[Hubble Space Telescope]] that illustrated many of the problems plaguing America's space program.
* '''[[1993]]:''' [[Mike Toner]], ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', for "[[When Bugs Fight Back]]," a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of [[antibiotics]] and [[pesticides]].
* '''[[1994]]:''' [[Ronald Kotulak]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', for his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science.
* '''[[1995]]:''' [[Leon Dash]], staff writer, and [[Lucian Perkins]], photographer, ''[[Washington Post]]'', for their profile of a [[District of Columbia]] family's struggle with destructive cycles of poverty, illiteracy, crime and drug abuse.
* '''[[1996]]:''' [[Laurie Garrett]], ''[[Newsday]], Long Island, N.Y.'', for her courageous reporting from [[Zaire]] on the [[Ebola]] virus outbreak there. (The winner was entered and nominated in the [[International Reporting]] category and was moved by the Pulitzer Prize Board to Explanatory Journalism.)
* '''[[1997]]:''' [[Michael Vitez]], reporter, and [[April Saul]] and [[Ron Cortes]], photographers of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', for a series on the choices that confronted critically-ill patients who sought to die with dignity.


== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting ==
== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism (1985–1997)==
* '''[[1998]]:''' [[Paul Salopek]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', for his enlightening profile of the [[Human Genome Diversity Project]], which seeks to chart the genetic relationship among all people.
* '''1985:''' [[Jon Franklin]], ''[[The Baltimore Sun|The Baltimore Evening Sun]]'', "for his seven-part series '[[The Mind Fixers]]', about the new science of molecular psychiatry."
* '''1986:''' Staff of ''[[The New York Times]]'', "for a six-part comprehensive series on the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]], which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in 'Star Wars'."
* '''[[1999]]:''' [[Richard Read]], ''[[The Oregonian]]'' ([[Portland, Oregon]]), for vividly illustrating the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries.
* '''[[2000]]:''' [[Eric Newhouse]], [[Great Falls Tribune (Montana)]], for his vivid examination of [[alcohol abuse]] and the problems it creates in the community.
* '''1987:''' [[Jeff Lyon]] and [[Peter Gorner]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "for their series on the promises of [[gene therapy]], which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment."
* '''1988:''' [[Daniel Hertzberg]] and [[James B. Stewart]], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', "for their stories about an [[investment banking|investment banker]] charged with [[insider trading]] and the critical day that followed the [[Black Monday (1987)|October 19, 1987 stock market crash]]."
* '''[[2001]]:''' Staff of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', for "Gateway to Gridlock," its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system.
* '''1989:''' [[David Hanners]], reporter; [[William Snyder (photojournalist)|William Snyder]], photographer; and [[Karen Blessen]], artist, ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', "for their special report on a 1985 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety."
* '''[[2002]]:''' Staff of ''[[The New York Times]]'', for its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11th attacks]] on America, that profiled the global [[terrorism]] network and the threats it posed.
* '''1990:''' [[David A. Vise]] and [[Steve Coll]], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "for stories scrutinizing the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, [[John Shad]]."
* '''[[2003]]:''' Staff of the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', for its clear, concise and comprehensive stories that illuminated the roots, significance and impact of corporate scandals in America. This was originally nominated in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Public Service|Public Service]] category, but was moved by the jury.
* '''[[2004]]:''' [[Kevin Helliker]] and [[Thomas M. Burton]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', for their groundbreaking examination of [[aneurysm]]s, an often overlooked medical condition that kills thousands of Americans each year.
* '''1991:''' [[Susan C. Faludi]], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', "for a report on the leveraged buy-out of [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]] Stores, Inc., that revealed the human costs of high finance."
* '''[[2005]]:''' [[Gareth Cook]], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of [[stem cell]] research.
* '''1992:''' [[Robert S. Capers]] and [[Eric Lipton]], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', "for a series about the flawed [[Hubble Space Telescope]] that illustrated many of the problems plaguing USA's space program."
* '''[[2006]]:''' [[David Finkel]], ''[[Washington Post]]'', for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the [[United States]] government’s attempt to bring [[democracy]] to [[Yemen]].
* '''1993:''' [[Mike Toner]], ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', "for 'When Bugs Fight Back', a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of [[antibiotics]] and [[pesticides]]."
* '''1994:''' [[Ronald Kotulak]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "for his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science."
* '''1995:''' [[Leon Dash]], staff writer; and [[Lucian Perkins]], photographer, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "for their profile of a [[District of Columbia]] family's struggle with destructive cycles of poverty, illiteracy, crime and drug abuse."
* '''1996:''' [[Laurie Garrett]], ''[[Newsday]]'', "for her courageous reporting from [[Zaire]] on the [[Ebola]] virus outbreak there." (The winner was nominated in the [[Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting|International Reporting]] category but moved by the Pulitzer Prize Board to Explanatory Journalism.)
* '''1997:''' [[Michael Vitez]], reporter, and [[April Saul]] and [[Ron Cortes]], photographers of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', "for a series on the choices that confronted critically ill patients who sought to [[die with dignity]]."


== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (1998–present)==
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* '''[[1998 Pulitzer Prize|1998]]:''' [[Paul Salopek]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "for his enlightening profile of the [[Human Genome Diversity Project]], which seeks to chart the genetic relationship among all people."
* '''[[1999 Pulitzer Prize|1999]]:''' [[Richard Read]], ''[[The Oregonian]]'', "for vividly illustrating the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries."
* '''[[2000 Pulitzer Prize|2000]]:''' [[Eric Newhouse (journalist)|Eric Newhouse]], ''[[Great Falls Tribune]]'', "for his vivid examination of [[alcohol abuse]] and the problems it creates in the community."
* '''[[2001 Pulitzer Prize|2001]]:''' Staff of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "for 'Gateway to Gridlock,' its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system."
* '''[[2002 Pulitzer Prize|2002]]:''' Staff of ''[[The New York Times]]'', "for its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11th attacks]] on the USA, that profiled the global [[terrorism]] network and the threats it posed."
* '''[[2003 Pulitzer Prize|2003]]:''' Staff of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', "for its clear, concise and comprehensive stories that illuminated the roots, significance and impact of corporate scandals in the US. This was originally nominated in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Public Service|Public Service]] category, but was moved by the jury."
* '''[[2004 Pulitzer Prize|2004]]:''' [[Kevin Helliker]] and [[Thomas M. Burton]], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', "for their groundbreaking examination of [[aneurysm]]s, an often overlooked medical condition that kills thousands of Americans each year."
* '''[[2005 Pulitzer Prize|2005]]:''' [[Gareth Cook]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', "for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of [[stem cell]] research."
* '''[[2006 Pulitzer Prize|2006]]:''' [[David Finkel]], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the [[United States]] government’s attempt to bring [[democracy]] to [[Yemen]]."
* '''[[2007 Pulitzer Prize|2007]]:''' [[Kenneth R. Weiss]], [[Usha Lee McFarling]] and [[Rick Loomis (photojournalist)|Rick Loomis]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "for their richly portrayed reports on the world's distressed oceans, telling the story in print and online, and stirring reaction among readers and officials."
* '''[[2008 Pulitzer Prize|2008]]:''' [[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."
* '''[[2009 Pulitzer Prize|2009]]:''' [[Bettina Boxall]] and [[Julie Cart]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "for their fresh and painstaking exploration into the cost and effectiveness of attempts to combat the growing menace of wildfires across the western United States."
* '''[[2010 Pulitzer Prize|2010]]:''' [[Michael Moss]] and members of ''[[The New York Times]]'' staff "for relentless reporting on contaminated hamburger and other food safety issues."
* '''[[2011 Pulitzer Prize|2011]]:''' [[Mark Johnson (journalist)|Mark Johnson]], [[Kathleen Gallagher]], [[Gary Porter (journalist)|Gary Porter]], [[Lou Saldivar]] and [[Alison Sherwood]] of the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'' "for their lucid examination of an epic effort to use genetic technology to save a 4-year-old boy imperiled by a mysterious disease, told with words, graphics, videos and other images."
* '''[[2012 Pulitzer Prize|2012]]:''' [[David Kocieniewski]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' "for his lucid series that penetrated a legal thicket to explain how the nation’s wealthiest citizens and corporations often exploited loopholes and avoided taxes."
* '''[[2013 Pulitzer Prize|2013]]:''' ''[[The New York Times]]'' staff (reporters included [[David Barboza]], [[Charles Duhigg]], [[David Kocieniewski]], [[Steve Lohr]], [[John Markoff]], [[David Segal (reporter)|David Segal]], [[David Streitfeld]], [[Hiroko Tabuchi]], and [[Bill Vlasic]]) "for its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers."
* '''[[2014 Pulitzer Prize|2014]]:''' [[Eli Saslow]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' "for his unsettling and nuanced reporting on the prevalence of food stamps in post-recession US, forcing readers to grapple with issues of poverty and dependency."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2014-Explanatory-Reporting|title=The Pulitzer Prizes &#124; Citation|date=April 2014|access-date=April 15, 2014|publisher=Pulitzer.org}}</ref>
* '''[[2015 Pulitzer Prize|2015]]:''' [[Zachary R. Mider]] of ''[[Bloomberg News]]'' "for a painstaking, clear and entertaining explanation of how so many U.S. corporations dodge taxes and why lawmakers and regulators have a hard time stopping them."<ref>{{cite web|title=Explanatory Reporting|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2015-Explanatory-Reporting|publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>
* '''[[2016 Pulitzer Prize|2016]]:''' [[T. Christian Miller]] of [[ProPublica]] and [[Ken Armstrong (journalist)|Ken Armstrong]] of [[The Marshall Project]] "[[An_Unbelievable_Story_of_Rape|for a startling examination and exposé of law enforcement's enduring failures to investigate reports of rape properly and to comprehend the traumatic effects on its victims.]]"
* '''[[2017 Pulitzer Prize|2017]]:''' [[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists]], [[The McClatchy Company|McClatchy]] and ''[[Miami Herald]]'' "for the [[Panama Papers]], a series of stories using a collaboration of more than 300 reporters on six continents to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens."<ref>{{cite web|title=Explanatory Reporting|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/207|access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref>
* '''[[2018 Pulitzer Prize|2018]]:''' Staffs of ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'' and [[USA Today|USA Today Network]], for "vivid and timely reporting that masterfully combined text, video, podcasts and virtual reality to examine, from multiple perspectives, the difficulties and unintended consequences of fulfilling President Trump's pledge to construct a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico."
* '''[[2019 Pulitzer Prize|2019]]:''' [[David Barstow]], [[Susanne Craig]] and [[Russ Buettner]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' for "an exhaustive 18-month investigation of President Donald Trump’s finances that debunked his claims of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges."
* '''[[2020 Pulitzer Prize|2020]]:''' The staff of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' "for a [https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2020/05/04/read-the-washington-post-stories-that-won-2020-pulitzer-prize/ groundbreaking series] that showed with scientific clarity the dire [[Effects of global warming|effects of extreme temperatures]] on the planet."
* '''[[2021 Pulitzer Prize|2021]]:''' [[Ed Yong]] of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' for a series on the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts of [[Reuters]] for reporting on how "[[qualified immunity]]" protects police from prosecution.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2021/pulitzer-prize-winners-2021/|title=Here are the winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes|work=Poynter|date=11 June 2021|first=Ren|last=LaForme}}</ref>
* '''[[2022 Pulitzer Prize|2022]]:''' Staff of ''[[Quanta Magazine]]'', notably [[Natalie Wolchover]], "For coverage that revealed the complexities of building the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], designed to facilitate groundbreaking astronomical and cosmological research."<ref name=2022Pulitzer>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2022|title="2022 Pulitzer Prizes & Finalists"|website = [[The Pulitzer Prizes|Pulitzer Prize]]|date=May 9, 2022|accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2023 Pulitzer Prize|2023]]:''' [[Caitlin Dickerson]] of ''[[The Atlantic]]'', "for deeply reported and compelling accounting of the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] [[Trump administration family separation policy|policy that forcefully separated]] migrant children from their parents, resulting in abuses that have persisted under the current administration."<ref name=2023Pulitzer>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/caitlin-dickerson-atlantic|title= The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Explanatory Reporting|website = [[The Pulitzer Prizes|Pulitzer Prize]]|accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2024 Pulitzer Prize|2024]]:''' [[Sarah Stillman]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'', "for a searing indictment of our legal system’s reliance on the [[Felony murder rule|felony murder]] charge and its disparate consequences, often devastating for communities of color."<ref name=2024ExplanatoryReporting>{{cite web|url=https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2024/2024-pulitzer-prize-winners|title= Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes|website = [[Poynter]] |date= May 6, 2024|accessdate=May 6, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Journalism}}
* [[List of journalism awards]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
* [https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/207 Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting]
* [https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/264 Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism]

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[[Category:Pulitzer Prizes by category|Explanatory reporting]]
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The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear present
Pulitzer Prize medal

The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear presentation. From 1985 to 1997, it was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism.

The Pulitzer Prize Board announced the new category in November 1984, citing a series of explanatory articles that seven months earlier had won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. The series, "Making It Fly" by Peter Rinearson of The Seattle Times, was a 29,000-word account of the development of the Boeing 757 jetliner. It had been entered in the National Reporting category, but judges moved it to Feature Writing to award it a prize. In the aftermath, the Pulitzer Prize Board said it was creating the new category in part because of the ambiguity about where explanatory accounts such as "Making It Fly" should be recognized. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism (1985–1997)

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List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (1998–present)

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  1. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. April 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Explanatory Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Explanatory Reporting". Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. ^ LaForme, Ren (June 11, 2021). "Here are the winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes". Poynter.
  5. ^ ""2022 Pulitzer Prizes & Finalists"". Pulitzer Prize. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Explanatory Reporting". Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes". Poynter. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

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