Pulitzer Prize / Background coverage
The Pulitzer Prize for background reporting (Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting) was introduced in 1998, replacing the former Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism (Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism) , which has been awarded since 1985th
List of award winners
Pulitzer Prize for Background Reporting (since 1998)
- 2020: Employee of The Washington Post
- 2019: David Barstow , Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner from The New York Times
- 2018: The Arizona Republic , USA Today Network
- 2017: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , The McClatchy Company and Miami Herald
- 2016: T. Christian Miller , ProPublica and Ken Armstrong , The Marshall Project
- 2015: Zachary R. Mider of Bloomberg News
- 2014: Eli Saslow of the Washington Post
- 2013: Employee of the New York Times
- 2012: David Kocieniewski of The New York Times
- 2011: Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- 2010: Michael Moss and the staff at The New York Times
- 2009: Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times
- 2008: Amy Harmon, The New York Times
- 2007: Kenneth R. Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling and Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times
- 2000: Eric Newhouse, Great Falls Tribune (Montana)
- 2001: Associate with the Chicago Tribune
- 2002: Associate with The New York Times
- 2003: Associate with the Wall Street Journal
- 2004: Kevin Helliker and Thomas M. Burton, Wall Street Journal
- 2005: Gareth Cook, Boston Globe
- 2006: David Finkel, Washington Post
- 1998: Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune
- 1999: Richard Read, The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)
Pulitzer Prize for Illustrative Journalism (1985-1997)
- 1997: Michael Vitez, reporter; and April Saul and Ron Cortes, photographers for The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 1996: Laurie Garrett , Newsday, Long Island, NY
- 1995: Leon Dash, reporter and Lucian Perkins, photographer Washington Post
- 1994: Ronald Kotulak, Chicago Tribune
- 1993: Mike Toner, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 1992: Robert S. Capers and Eric Lipton, Hartford Courant
- 1991: Susan C. Faludi, Wall Street Journal
- 1990: David A. Vise and Steve Coll, Washington Post
- 1989: David Hanners (reporter), William Snyder (photographer) and Karen Blessen (artist), The Dallas Morning News
- 1988: Daniel Hertzberg and James B. Stewart, Wall Street Journal
- 1987: Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner, Chicago Tribune
- 1986: Associate with the New York Times
- 1985: Jon Franklin, Baltimore Evening Sun
Web links
- Prize winners and finalists (English)