The Washington Put up gained the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its protection of the Jan. 6 rebel on the U.S. Capitol, an assault on democracy that was a surprising begin to a tumultuous 12 months that additionally noticed the top of the US' longest battle, in Afghanistan.
The Put up's in depth reporting, printed in a classy interactive collection, discovered quite a few issues and failures in political programs and safety earlier than, throughout and after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot within the newspaper's personal yard.
The U.S. pullout and resurrection of the Taliban's grip on Afghanistan permeated throughout classes: One of many two prizes awarded in breaking information images went to Los Angeles Occasions correspondent and photographer Marcus Yam, for work associated to the autumn of Kabul. The New York Occasions gained within the worldwide reporting class for reporting difficult official accounts of civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Pulitzer Prizes, administered by Columbia College and thought of essentially the most prestigious in American journalism, acknowledge work in 15 journalism classes and 7 arts classes. This 12 months's awards, which had been livestreamed, honored work produced in 2021. The winner of the general public service award receives a gold medal, whereas winners of every of the opposite classes get $15,000.
The intersection of well being, security and infrastructure performed a outstanding function among the many profitable tasks.
The Tampa Bay Occasions gained the investigative reporting award for "Poisoned," its in-depth look right into a polluting lead manufacturing unit. The Miami Herald took the breaking information award for its work masking the lethal Surfside apartment tower collapse, whereas The Higher Authorities Affiliation and the Chicago Tribune gained the native reporting award for "Lethal Fires, Damaged Guarantees," the watchdog and newspaper's examination of a scarcity of enforcement of fireplace security requirements.
"We're enormously happy with our crew for his or her relentless reporting that sparked decisive change, making circumstances safer for employees and the neighborhood," Tampa Bay Occasions editor and vice chairman Mark Katches mentioned in an announcement, calling the reporters' journalism "a testomony to the significance of an important native newsroom just like the Occasions."
The Pulitzer Prizes additionally awarded a particular quotation to Ukrainian journalists, acknowledging their "braveness, endurance and dedication" in masking the ongoing Russian invasion that started earlier this 12 months. Final August, the Pulitzer board granted a particular quotation to Afghan journalists who risked their security to assist produce information tales and pictures from their very own war-torn nation.