2008 Pulitzer Prize
The 2008 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 7, 2008, the 92nd annual awards.[1]
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.[2]
Journalism
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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." Original series |
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
Fiction | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books) |
Drama | August: Osage County by Tracy Letts (TCG) |
History | What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848 by Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press) |
Biography | Eden's Outcasts by John Matteson (W.W. Norton) |
Poetry | Time and Materials by Robert Hass (Ecco/HarperCollins) |
Poetry | Failure by Philip Schultz (Harcourt) |
General Nonfiction | The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Saul Friedländer (HarperCollins) |
Music | The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang (G. Schirmer) |
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
- ^ "Columbia University Announces 92nd Annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music" (PDF) (Press release). Columbia University. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (2008-04-07). "Washington Post Wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
External links
- Official website
- "2008 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism". The New York Times.
- "2008 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music". The New York Times.
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