Pulitzer Prize 2013

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The winners of the 97th Pulitzer Prize were announced on April 15, 2013 .

There were 21 winners in 21 categories and no special award. David Barstow received the award for the third time, also in 2009 for “Investigative Journalism” and in 2004 for “Service to the Public”.

Categories and award winners

category Category Prize winners and publishers (in italics)
journalism Journalism
Public service Public service Sun Sentinel , Fort Lauderdale
Current reporting Breaking news reporting Employee of The Denver Post
Investigative journalism Investigative reporting David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab of The New York Times
Background reporting Explanatory reporting Employee of The New York Times
Local coverage Local reporting Brad Schrade , Jeremy Olson and Glenn Howatt for the Star Tribune , Minneapolis
Domestic reporting National reporting Lisa Song , Elizabeth McGowan and David Hasemyer from InsideClimate News , Brooklyn, NY
Foreign reporting International reporting David Barboza of The New York Times
Feature writing Feature writing John Branch of The New York Times
comment Commentary Bret Stephens from The Wall Street Journal
criticism Criticism Philip Kennicott of the Washington Post
editorial Editorial writing Tim Nickens and Daniel Ruth of the Tampa Bay Times
cartoon Editorial cartooning Steve Sack of the Star Tribune , Minneapolis
Current photo coverage Breaking News Photography Rodrigo Abd , Manu Brabo , Narciso Contreras , Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen from the Associated Press
Feature photo coverage Feature Photography Javier Manzano , freelance photographer
Literature, theater and music Letters, Drama & Music
Fiction Fiction Adam Johnson with "The orphan master's son" (German: "The robbed life of the orphan Jun Do") at Random House
theatre drama Ayad Akhtar with "Disgraced"
history History Fredrik Logevall with "Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam" at Random House
Biography or autobiography Biography or Autobiography Tom Reiss with "The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo" at Crown
poetry Poetry Sharon Olds with “Stag's Leap” at Alfred A. Knopf
Non-fiction General non-fiction Gilbert King with " Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys " at Harper
music Music Caroline Shaw with “Partita for 8 Voices” on New Amsterdam Records
Special Price Special Awards and Citations
Special Price Special Citations not forgiven

jury

The jury consisted of the following 5 women and 14 men:

  1. Danielle Allen , Professor, Institute for Advanced Study
  2. Randell Beck , President and Publisher, Argus Leader Media
  3. Robert Blau , Senior Editor, Bloomberg News
  4. Lee C. Bollinger , President, Columbia University
  5. Steve Coll , Associate Writer, The New Yorker
  6. Joyce Dehli , Vice President, Lee Enterprises
  7. Junot Díaz , author and professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  8. Stephen Engelberg , Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica
  9. Thomas L. Friedman , columnist, The New York Times
  10. Paul Gigot , Editor, The Wall Street Journal
  11. Sig Gissler , Columbia Journalism School
  12. Steven Hahn , Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  13. Quiara Alegria Hudes , playwright
  14. Nicholas Lemann , dean at Columbia University
  15. Aminda Marques Gonzalez , Vice President and Editor, The Miami Herald
  16. Gregory L. Moore , editor, The Denver Post
  17. Eugene Robinson , columnist and editor, The Washington Post
  18. Paul Tash , CEO, Tampa Bay Times
  19. Keven Ann Willey , Vice President and Editor, The Dallas Morning News

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Prize winners and finalists from 2013 on www.pulitzer.org (English)
  2. Members of the jury from 2013 on www.pulitzer.org (English)