Pulitzers

Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to NYT, Washington Post and AP

The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece on Monday for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of global migration to the US. Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel and the aftermath produced work that resulted in two Pulitzers and a special citation. The Times won for text coverage that the Pulitzer board described as "wide-ranging and revelatory," while the Reuters news service won for its photography. The citation went to journalists and other writers covering the war in Gaza. The prestigious public service award went to ProPublica for reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy around the US Supreme Court to show how billionaires gave expensive gifts to justices and paid for luxury travel. Reporters Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski and Kirsten Berg were honoured for their work. The Pulitzers ...

Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Road,' dies at 89

McCarthy died of natural causes at his residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Tuesday

Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist says stopped from going to US

Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo on Tuesday said she was stopped from flying to the United States by immigration authorities at the Delhi airport "despite having a valid visa and ticket". The 28-year-old photojournalist, who was awarded the Pulitzer for the coverage of COVID pandemic for Reuters, was scheduled to fly to New York on Monday. "I was on my way to receive the Pulitzer award (@Pulitzerprizes) in New York but I was stopped at immigration at Delhi airport and barred from travelling internationally despite holding a valid US visa and ticket," Mattoo tweeted on Tuesday. She said this was the second time she has been stopped from travelling abroad in the past four months. "This is the second time I have been stopped without reason or cause. Despite reaching out to several officials after what happened few months ago, I never received any response. "Being able to attend the award ceremony was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me," she added.

New York Times, Wall Street Journal win Pulitzers for Trump probes

The Associated Press won a Pulitzer for international reporting for its coverage of the war on drugs in the Philippines

Washington Post, NY Times win Pulitzers

The Pulitzer Prizes honoured The Washington Post for hard-hitting reporting on Trump