2001 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Joyce Carol Oates |
Blonde
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| Michael Chabon |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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| Joy Williams |
The quick and the dead
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Frances FitzGerald |
Way out There in the Blue: Reagan, Star Wars, and the End of the Cold War
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| Alexander Keyssar |
The Right to Vote
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| Joseph J. Ellis |
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Auburn |
Proof
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| Edward Albee |
The Play About the Baby
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| Kenneth Lonergan |
The Waverly Gallery
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Corigliano |
Symphony No. 2
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| Stephen Hartke |
Tituli
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| Fred Lerdahl |
Time After Time
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Oregonian
For its detailed and unflinching examination of systematic problems within the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, including harsh treatment of foreign nationals and other widespread abuses, which prompted various reforms. |
| Associated Press |
For its accurate and comprehensive coverage of the 2000 presidential election, particularly during those 36 uncertain days when much of the nation looked to the AP for disciplined, 24-hour reporting on the close votes and recounts. |
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The Washington Post
For its comprehensive series on the AIDS plague in Africa, which revealed how the devastating epidemic was affected by political, commercial and bureaucratic forces far removed from the lives of most of its victims. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Willman |
Los Angeles Times
For his pioneering exposé of seven unsafe prescription drugs that had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and an analysis of the policy reforms that had reduced the agency's effectiveness. |
| Mike McIntire |
Hartford Courant
For their persistent reporting that dispelled, locally and nationally, the secrecy cloaking the mistakes of practicing doctors who have been subjected to disciplinary actions or compelled to make malpractice payments. |
| Jack Dolan |
Hartford Courant
For their persistent reporting that dispelled, locally and nationally, the secrecy cloaking the mistakes of practicing doctors who have been subjected to disciplinary actions or compelled to make malpractice payments. |
| Fredric N. Tulsky |
San Jose Mercury News
For his illuminating reporting on the arbitrary and inconsistent administration of the federal system that grants political asylum to refugees entering the U.S. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Miami Herald
For its balanced and gripping on-the-scene coverage of the pre-dawn raid by federal agents that took the Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relatives and reunited him with his Cuban father. |
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The Star-Ledger
For its graphic and highly detailed coverage, despite restricted access, of the dormitory fire at Seton Hall University that killed three students and injured 58 others. |
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Los Angeles Times
For its compelling and resourceful coverage of every aspect of the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 off the California coast, which killed 88 passengers. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ian Denis Johnson |
The Wall Street Journal
For his revealing stories from China about victims of the government's often brutal suppression of the Falun Gong movement and the implications of that campaign for the future. |
| Paul Salopek |
Chicago Tribune
For his reporting on the political strife and disease epidemics ravaging Africa, witnessed firsthand as he traveled, sometimes by canoe, through rebel-controlled regions of the Congo. |
| Maura Reynolds |
Los Angeles Times
For her reporting, at considerable personal risk, of the volatile aftermath of the war in Chechnya and the uncertain future engagement of Russia with that republic. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ian Denis Johnson |
The Wall Street Journal
For his revealing stories from China about victims of the government's often brutal suppression of the Falun Gong movement and the implications of that campaign for the future. |
| Paul Salopek |
Chicago Tribune
For his reporting on the political strife and disease epidemics ravaging Africa, witnessed firsthand as he traveled, sometimes by canoe, through rebel-controlled regions of the Congo. |
| Maura Reynolds |
Los Angeles Times
For her reporting, at considerable personal risk, of the volatile aftermath of the war in Chechnya and the uncertain future engagement of Russia with that republic. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tom Hallman Jr. |
The Oregonian
For his poignant profile of a disfigured 14-year old boy who elects to have life-threatening surgery in an effort to improve his appearance. |
| Robin Gaby Fisher |
The Star-Ledger
For her inspirational stories that chronicled the care and recovery of two students critically burned in a dormitory fire at Seton Hall University. |
| Richard E. Meyer |
Los Angeles Times
For his elegant, insightful portrait of a Tennessee family whose son shot three people at his high school. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dorothy Rabinowitz |
The Wall Street Journal
For her articles on American society and culture. |
| Karen Heller |
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For her humorous columns on modern life and popular culture. |
| Derrick Z. Jackson |
The Boston Globe
For his perceptive, versatile columns on such subjects as politics, education and race. |
| Trudy Rubin |
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For her keenly analytical columns on the Middle East. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Cay Johnston |
The New York Times
For his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms. |
| Virginia Ellis |
Los Angeles Times
For her persistent reporting that exposed extensive financial improprieties by a state insurance commissioner, who later resigned. |
| Rebecca Smith |
The Wall Street Journal
For her prescient and knowledgeable reporting on the electricity shortage faced by the U.S., and the country's failed efforts to deregulate energy. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Gail Caldwell |
The Boston Globe
For her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature. |
| Christopher Knight |
Los Angeles Times
For his passionate and publi'minded art criticism. |
| Jerry Saltz |
The Village Voice
For his fresh and engaging views on contemporary art. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Laurie Roberts |
The Arizona Republic
For her persuasive editorial series urging reform of the process by which the state draws its legislative and congressional districts. |
| Tina Rosenberg |
The New York Times
For her searching and knowledgeable editorials on international and human rights issues. |
| David Moats |
Rutland Herald
For his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ann Telnaes |
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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| Clay Bennett |
The Christian Science Monitor
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| Ben Sargent |
Austin American-Statesman
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alan Diaz |
Associated Press
For his photograph of armed U.S. federal agents seizing the Cuban boy Elián Gonzalez from his relatives' Miami home. |
| Chris Gerald |
Agence France-Presse
For his photograph of a Palestinian youth triumphantly raising his bloodstained hands after two Israeli soldiers were killed. |
| Rachel Ritchie |
The Providence Journal
For her photograph of an armed man who shot four people at a local street fair. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Matt Rainey |
The Star-Ledger
For his emotional photographs that illustrate the care and recovery of two students critically burned in a dormitory fire at Seton Hall University. |
| David Guttenfelder |
Associated Press
For his moving photographs of North and South Koreans visiting relatives they had not seen in half a century, and other images generated by the Korean governments' reunification efforts. |
| Marc Piscotty |
Rocky Mountain News
For his illuminating images of suburban high school students facing adulthood. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| H. W. Brands |
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
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| David Levering Lewis |
W. E. B. Du Bois, 1919-1963: The Fight for Equality and the American Century
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| Christoph Wolff |
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Stephen Dunn |
Different Hours
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| Sydney Lea |
Pursuit of a Wound
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| Bruce Smith |
The Other Lover
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dave Eggers |
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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| Herbert P. Bix |
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
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| Ted Conover |
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The New York Times
For its compelling and memorable series exploring racial experiences and attitudes across contemporary America. |
| Frank Fitzpatrick |
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For their series on the extreme commercialization of college sports. |
| Gilbert M. Gaul |
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For their series on the extreme commercialization of college sports. |
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Chicago Tribune
For its comprehensive review of death penalty cases in Texas and nine other states that pointed out fundamental flaws in the system by which Americans are executed for crimes. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Louise Kiernan |
Chicago Tribune
For her moving and humane portrait of a young mother killed by a falling skyscraper window, its effect on her three-year-old daughter, and the negligence of the company involved. |
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The New York Times
For its insightful coverage of the completed deciphering of the human genome, which explained the scientific context for understanding the chemical string that makes up DNA, as well as the discovery's implications for the future. |
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Chicago Tribune
For \"Gateway to Gridlock,\" its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system. |
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