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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]] 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 Board announced the new category of in November of 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 Prize Board announced the new category of in November of 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. |
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== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism == |
== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism == |
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* '''[[1985]]:''' [[Jon Franklin]], ''[[Baltimore Evening Sun]]'', for his seven-part series |
* '''[[1985]]:''' [[Jon Franklin]], ''[[Baltimore Evening Sun]]'', "for his seven-part series '[[The Mind Fixers]],' about the new science of molecular psychiatry." |
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* '''[[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 |
* '''[[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.'" |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[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 |
* '''[[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 [[Black Monday (1987)|Black Monday]] stock market crash." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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. " |
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* '''[[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]]. |
* '''[[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]]." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[1993]]:''' [[Mike Toner]], ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', for |
* '''[[1993]]:''' [[Mike Toner]], ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', "for '[[When Bugs Fight Back]],' a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of [[antibiotics]] and [[pesticides]]." |
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* '''[[1994]]:''' [[Ronald Kotulak]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', for his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science. |
* '''[[1994]]:''' [[Ronald Kotulak]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "for his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[1996]]:''' [[Laurie Garrett]], ''[[Newsday]], Long Island, N.Y.'', for her courageous reporting from [[Zaire]] on the [[Ebola]] virus outbreak there. (The winner was |
* '''[[1996]]:''' [[Laurie Garrett]], ''[[Newsday]], Long Island, N.Y.'', "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.) |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting == |
== List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting == |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[2000]]:''' [[Eric Newhouse]], ''[[Great Falls Tribune]]'' ([[Great Falls, Montana]]), for his vivid examination of [[alcohol abuse]] and the problems it creates in the community. |
* '''[[2000]]:''' [[Eric Newhouse]], ''[[Great Falls Tribune]]'' ([[Great Falls, Montana]]), "for his vivid examination of [[alcohol abuse]] and the problems it creates in the community." |
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* '''[[2001]]:''' Staff of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', for |
* '''[[2001]]:''' Staff of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "for 'Gateway to Gridlock,' its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[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. |
* '''[[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." |
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* '''[[2005]]:''' [[Gareth Cook]], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of [[stem cell]] research. |
* '''[[2005]]:''' [[Gareth Cook]], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', "for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of [[stem cell]] research." |
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* '''[[2006]]:''' [[David Finkel]], ''[[Washington Post]]'', for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the [[United States]] government’s attempt to bring [[democracy]] to [[Yemen]]. |
* '''[[2006]]:''' [[David Finkel]], ''[[Washington Post]]'', "for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the [[United States]] government’s attempt to bring [[democracy]] to [[Yemen]]." |
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* '''[[2007]]:''' Kenneth R. Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling and 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. |
* '''[[2007]]:''' Kenneth R. Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling and 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." |
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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 of in November of 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: 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 banker charged with insider trading and the critical day that followed the October 19, 1987 Black Monday 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 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 nominated in the 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: 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: 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 (Great Falls, Montana), "for his vivid examination of alcohol abuse and the problems it creates in the community."
- 2001: Staff of the Chicago Tribune, "for 'Gateway to Gridlock,' its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system."
- 2002: Staff of The New York Times, "for its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the September 11th attacks on America, that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed."
- 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 Public Service category, but was moved by the jury."
- 2004: Kevin Helliker and Thomas M. Burton, Wall Street Journal, "for their groundbreaking examination of aneurysms, an often overlooked medical condition that kills thousands of Americans each year."
- 2005: Gareth Cook, Boston Globe, "for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research."
- 2006: David Finkel, Washington Post, "for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the United States government’s attempt to bring democracy to Yemen."
- 2007: Kenneth R. Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling and 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."