Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

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Template:Short description Template:Pulitzer The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. Thus it is one of the original Pulitzers, for the program was inaugurated in 1917 with seven prizes, four of which were awarded that year.<ref>"1917 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes (pulitzer.org). Retrieved 2013-12-19.</ref> The program has also recognized opinion journalism with its Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning from 1922.

Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily two others beside the winner.<ref name=prize/>

One person ordinarily wins the award for work with one newspaper or with affiliated papers, and that was true without exception between 1936 (the only time two prizes were given) and 1977. In the early years, several newspapers were recognized without naming any writer, and that has occasionally happened recently. Several times from 1977, two or three people have shared the award for their work with one paper.

Winners and citations

In its first 97 years to 2013, the Editorial Writing Pulitzer was awarded 89 times. In nine years there was no award given and there were two prizes in 1936. No one has won it twice.<ref name=prize/>

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  • 2008: no award given
  • 2009: Mark Mahoney, The Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY), "for his relentless, down-to-earth editorials on the perils of local government secrecy, effectively admonishing citizens to uphold their right to know"<ref>"Post-Star Pulitzer: Mahoney is honored for editorials". Glens Falls, NY: The Post-Star (poststar.com). April 21, 2009. Archived 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2013-11-18.</ref>
  • 2010: Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson, and William McKenzie, The Dallas Morning News, "for their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city’s better-off northern half and distressed southern half"
  • 2011: Joseph Rago, The Wall Street Journal, "for his well crafted, against-the-grain editorials challenging the health care reform advocated by President Obama"
  • 2012: no award given
  • 2013: Tim Nickens and Daniel Ruth, Tampa Bay Times, "for their diligent campaign that helped reverse a decision to end fluoridation of the water supply for the 700,000 residents of the newspaper's home county"
  • 2014: Editorial staff of The Oregonian, Portland "for its lucid editorials that explain the urgent but complex issue of rising pension costs, notably engaging readers and driving home the link between necessary solutions and their impact on everyday lives."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2015: Kathleen Kingsbury of The Boston Globe "for taking readers on a tour of restaurant workers’ bank accounts to expose the real price of inexpensive menu items and the human costs of income inequality."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2017: Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times, Storm Lake, IA "for editorials fueled by tenacious reporting, impressive expertise and engaging writing that successfully challenged powerful corporate agricultural interests in Iowa."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2018: Andie Dominick of The Des Moines Register, "for examining in a clear, indignant voice, free of cliché or sentimentality, the damaging consequences for poor Iowa residents of privatizing the state’s administration of Medicaid."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2019: Brent Staples of The New York Times, "for editorials written with extraordinary moral clarity that charted the racial fault lines in the United States at a polarizing moment in the nation’s history."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2020: Jeffery Gerritt of Palestine Herald-Press "for editorials that exposed how pre-trial inmates died horrific deaths in a small Texas county jail—reflecting a rising trend across the state—and courageously took on the local sheriff and judicial establishment, which tried to cover up these needless tragedies."<ref>

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  • 2021: Robert Greene of the Los Angeles Times, "For editorials on policing, bail reform, prisons and mental health that clearly and holistically examined the Los Angeles criminal justice system."<ref name=2021Pulitzer>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2022: Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco of the Houston Chronicle, "For a campaign that, with original reporting, revealed voter suppression tactics, rejected the myth of widespread voter fraud and argued for sensible voting reforms."<ref name=2022Pulitzer>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2023: The Miami Herald Editorial Board and Amy Driscoll for the editorial series 'Broken Promises,' which focused on the failure of Florida public officials to deliver on amenities and services "promised to residents over decades."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2024: David E. Hoffman of The Washington Post, "for a compelling and well-researched series on new technologies and the tactics authoritarian regimes use to repress dissent in the digital age, and how they can be fought."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2025: Leah Binkovitz, Lisa Falkenberg, Raj Mankad, and Sharon Steinmann, Houston Chronicle, "for a powerful series on dangerous train crossings that kept a rigorous focus on the people and communities at risk as the newspaper demanded urgent action."

References

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