Winners of the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes

Columbia University on Monday announced the winners of the 96^th yearly Pulitzer Prizes, among the most esteemed recognitions for achievement in US journalism and the arts.

Following are the winners in each category:

JOURNALISM: PUBLIC SERVICE

• The Philadelphia Inquirer – for coverage of pervasive violence in the Philadelphia public school system.

JOURNALISM: BREAKING NEWS REPORTING

• The Tuscaloosa News (Alabama) – for coverage of deadly tornado strikes in April 2011.

JOURNALISM: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

• The Associated Press – for coverage by Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of the New York Police Department’s clandestine surveillance of Muslims in New York and beyond.
• The Seattle Times – for coverage by Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of a Washington State governmental body that moved vulnerable patients from safer pain-control medication to methadone.

JOURNALISM: EXPLANATORY REPORTING

• The New York Times – for coverage by David Kocieniewski of how the wealthiest U.S. citizens and businesses exploited loopholes and avoided taxes.

JOURNALISM: LOCAL REPORTING

• The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) – for coverage by Sara Ganim and other staff members of the child sex-abuse scandal at Penn State University.

JOURNALISM: NATIONAL REPORTING

• The Huffington Post – for coverage by David Wood of the extreme challenges faced by U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

JOURNALISM: INTERNATIONAL REPORTING

• The New York Times – for coverage by Jeffrey Gettleman of the famine and conflict in East Africa.

JOURNALISM: FEATURE WRITING

• The Stranger (Seattle) – for a story by Eli Sanders of a woman who survived a brutal attack that took the life of her partner.

JOURNALISM: COMMENTARY

• The Chicago Tribune – for a body of work by columnist Mary Schmich reflecting the character and culture of the city.

JOURNALISM: CRITICISM

• The Boston Globe – for film reviews and criticism by Wesley Morris.

JOURNALISM: EDITORIAL WRITING

• No award

JOURNALISM: EDITORIAL CARTOONING

• Politico – for cartoons by Matt Wuerker, especially his lampooning of partisan strife in Washington.

JOURNALISM: BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

• Agence France-Presse – for Massoud Hossaini’s photo of a girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber’s attack at a crowded shrine in Kabul.

JOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Denver Post – for Craig F. Walker’s photos of an Iraq war veteran struggling with severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

LETTERS: FICTION

• No award

LETTERS: DRAMA

• "Water by the Spoonful," by Quiara Alegría Hudes

LETTERS: HISTORY

• "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention," by the late Manning Marable

LETTERS: BIOGRAPHY

• "George F. Kennan: An American Life," by John Lewis Gaddis

LETTERS: POETRY

• "Life on Mars," by Tracy K. Smith

LETTERS: GENERAL NONFICTION

• "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern," by Stephen Greenblatt

MUSIC

• "Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts," by Kevin Puts

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012