Pulitzer Prize 2021

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The 2021 Pulitzer Prize was the 105th award of the prestigious US American Literature Prize. The winners were announced in June 2021 and the award ceremony is scheduled for autumn 2021. A jury based at Columbia University in New York chose the winners. The announcement of the winners had been postponed from April to June due to the corona pandemic .

Award winners

Journalism (Journalism)
category Award winners Reason
Service to the public (Public Service) The New York Times Awarded for courageous, forward-looking, and far-reaching coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, which exposed racial and economic injustices, government failures in the U.S. and beyond, and filled a data vacuum that helped local governments, healthcare providers, businesses, and individuals better prepare and to be protected.
Current reporting (breaking news reporting) Star Tribune employee , Minneapolis Awarded for his haunting, authoritative, and nuanced coverage of the Minneapolis police death of George Floyd and the reverberation that followed.
Investigative Journalism (Investigative Reporting) Matt Rocheleau , Vernal Coleman , Laura Crimaldi , Evan Allen and Brendan McCarthy of The Boston Globe Awarded for reporting that exposed a systematic failure by state governments to provide information about dangerous truck drivers who could have kept them off the road, prompting immediate reforms.
Background reporting ( Explanatory Reporting) Andrew Chung , Lawrence Hurley , Andrea Januta , Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts from Reuters Awarded for an in-depth investigation, fueled by groundbreaking data analysis of US federal court cases, the obscure legal doctrine of "qualified immunity" and how it protects police officers who use excessive force from prosecution.
Ed Yong from The Atlantic Awarded for a series of clear, definitive articles on the COVID-19 pandemic that anticipated the course of the disease, summarized the complex challenges the country faced, highlighted the U.S. government's failures, and provided a clear and accessible context for the scientific and human challenges that arose from it.
Local Reporting (Local Reporting) Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi of the Tampa Bay Times Awarded for resourceful, creative reporting that revealed how a powerful and politically connected sheriff set up a secret intelligence operation that harassed local residents and used child welfare notes and records to profile school children.
Reporting in Germany (National Reporting) Contributor to The Marshall Project; AL.com , Birmingham; IndyStar , Indianapolis; and Invisible Institute , Chicago Awarded for a year-long investigation into K-9 units and the damage police dogs do to Americans, including innocent citizens and law enforcement officers, resulting in numerous reforms across the country.
Foreign reporting (International Financial Reporting) Megha Rajagopalan , Alison Killing and Christo Buschek from BuzzFeed News Awarded for a series of clear and engaging stories that use satellite imagery and architectural expertise, as well as interviews with two dozen former prisoners, to identify vast new infrastructure built by the Chinese government for the mass incarceration of Muslims. (Moved from the Explanatory Reporting category by the Board of Directors, where it was also submitted and nominated).
Feature Writing (Feature Writing) Mitchell S. Jackson freelancer for Runner's World Awarded for a deeply touching account of the Ahmaud Arbery assassination that combined lively writing, thorough reporting, and personal experience to shed light on systemic racism in America.
Nadja Drost freelancer for The California Sunday Magazine Awarded for a bold and gripping report on global migration that documents a group's journey on foot through the Darién Gap, one of the most dangerous migrant routes in the world.
Comment (Commentary) Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond Times Dispatch Awarded for haunting and historically insightful columns that guided Richmond, a former Confederation capital, through the painful and intricate process of dismantling the monuments of white supremacy in the city.
Criticism (Criticism) Wesley Morris of The New York Times Awarded for relentlessly relevant and deeply engaged criticism of the intersection of race and culture in America, written in a unique style, alternately playful and profound.
Editorial (Editorial Writing) Robert Greene of the Los Angeles Times Awarded for editorials on policing, bail reform, prisons and mental health that clearly and holistically examined the Los Angeles criminal justice system.
Caricature (editorial cartooning) was not awarded Prize was not awarded
Current photo coverage ( Breaking News Photography) Associated Press staff Awarded for a collection of photographs from several US cities that coherently capture the country's reaction to the death of George Floyd.
Feature Photo report-refundable (Feature Photography) Emilio Morenatti of the Associated Press Award given for a poignant series of photos that guide the viewer into the lives of elderly people in Spain who are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audio reporting (audio reporting) Lisa Hagen , Chris Haxel , Graham Smith and Graham Smith from National Public Radio Award given for an investigative series on "uncompromising" gun rights activists that highlighted the profound differences and deepening divisions between American Conservatives.
Literature, Theater and Music (Letters, Drama & Music)
category Award winners
Fiction (Fiction) The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Theater (drama) The Hot Wing King by Katori Hall
History (History) Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain
Biography or Autobiographie (Biography or Autobiography) The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne
Seal (Poetry) Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Nonfiction (General Nonfiction) Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino
Music (Music) Stride by Tania León

A special mention (Special Awards and Citations) learned Darnella Frazier for the courageous admission sparked the murder of George Floyd, a video that protests against police brutality around the world and highlighted the crucial role of citizens in the search of journalists for truth and justice .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deutsche Welle: Pulitzer prices under the sign of Corona and George Floyd - DW - 06/12/2021. In: dw.com. DW.COM, accessed on June 12, 2021 (German).