2002 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jonathan Franzen |
The Corrections
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| Richard Russo |
Empire Falls
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| Colson Whitehead |
John Henry Days
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Suzan-Lori Parks |
Topdog/Underdog
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| Rebecca Gilman |
The Glory of Living
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| Dael Orlandersmith |
Yellowman
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jimmy Carter |
An hour before daylight
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| Jean Edward Smith |
Grant
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| David McCullough |
John Adams
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Henry Brant |
Ice Field
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| Peter Lieberson |
Rilke Songs
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| David Rakowski |
Ten of a Kind Symphony No.2
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The New York Times
For "A Nation Challenged," a special section published regularly after the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, which coherently and comprehensively covered the tragic events, profiled the victims, and tracked the developing story, locally and globally. |
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The Washington Post
For the work of Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sarah Cohen for a series that exposed the District of Columbia's role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care between 1993 and 2000, which prompted an overhaul of the city's child welfare system. |
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The Washington Post
For its sustained and often groundbreaking coverage that informed and aided the nation as it grappled with the complex and varied issues stemming from the September 11th terrorist attacks on America and their aftermath. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sari Horwitz |
For a series that exposed the District of Columbia's role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care between 1993 and 2000, which prompted an overhaul of the city's child welfare system. |
| Scott Higham |
For a series that exposed the District of Columbia's role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care between 1993 and 2000, which prompted an overhaul of the city's child welfare system. |
| Sarah Cohen |
For a series that exposed the District of Columbia's role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care between 1993 and 2000, which prompted an overhaul of the city's child welfare system. |
| Duff Wilson |
For a penetrating investigation of a local cancer research center, reporting that some patients who died in two failed clinical trials were deprived of essential information about the trials' risks, and were given drugs in which the center and its doctors had a financial interest. |
| David Heath |
For a penetrating investigation of a local cancer research center, reporting that some patients who died in two failed clinical trials were deprived of essential information about the trials' risks, and were given drugs in which the center and its doctors had a financial interest. |
| Craig Whitlock |
For two series that documented systematic abuses, including excessive shootings and questionable murder confessions, in the Prince George's County police department. |
| David S. Fallis |
For two series that documented systematic abuses, including excessive shootings and questionable murder confessions, in the Prince George's County police department. |
| April Witt |
For two series that documented systematic abuses, including excessive shootings and questionable murder confessions, in the Prince George's County police department. |
| Jeff Bruce |
Dayton Daily News
For its ambitious global examination of the ethical issues surrounding the recruiting of foreign athletes for American schools. |
| Cox Media Group |
Dayton Daily News
For its ambitious global examination of the ethical issues surrounding the recruiting of foreign athletes for American schools. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Wall Street Journal
For its comprehensive and insightful coverage, executed under the most difficult circumstances, of the terrorist attack on New York City, which recounted the day's events and their implications for the future. |
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New York Daily News
For its vivid and detailed on-scene coverage of the September 11th terrorist attack on New York City. |
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The New York Times
For its eloquent and precise coverage of the September 11th terrorist attacks that captured the gravity, drama and historic dimension of the day's events. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Barry Bearak |
For his deeply affecting and illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan. |
| Dexter Filkins |
For his gracefully-written and revealing dispatches from the war in Afghanistan. |
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The Washington Post
For its comprehensive and insightful coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the international al Qaeda terror network. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Barry Siegel |
For his humane and haunting portrait of a man tried for negligence in the death of his son, and the judge who heard the case. |
| Ellen Barry |
For her empathetic and illuminating portrait of teenaged Sudanese boys resettled in the U.S. who must engage with American culture. |
| David Maraniss |
For his moving and textured reconstruction of the tragic events of September 11th, described through the actions of several key participants. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Thomas L. Friedman |
For his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat. |
| Michael Daly |
For his compassionate and humane columns, particularly those written after the terrorist attack on New York City. |
| Nat Hentoff |
For his persuasive and authoritative columns on the threats to American civil liberties following the September 11th terrorist attacks. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Gretchen Morgenson |
For her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage. |
| Patrick Healy |
For his reporting on education, including a compassionate examination of student suicides at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and revelations of grade inflation at Harvard University, coverage that spawned reforms. |
| Jack Kelley |
For his wide-ranging and prescient reporting on centers of foreign terrorism, often conducted at personal risk. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Justin Davidson |
For his crisp coverage of classical music that captures its essence. |
| John King |
For his forcefully-expressed and engaging essays illustrating the role that architecture and urban design plays in the life of his city. |
| Joe Morgenstern |
For his witty and commanding criticism of contemporary films. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| William H. Freivogel |
For his editorials, passionate and powerful, opposing the nomination and policies of U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft. |
| Alex Raksin |
For their comprehensive and powerfully written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets. |
| Bob Sipchen |
For their comprehensive and powerfully written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets. |
| Philadelphia Daily News |
For its crusade on behalf of the city's neglected parks. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Clay Bennett |
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| Marshall Ramsey |
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| Ben Sargent |
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Louise Glück |
The Seven Ages
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| Franz Wright |
The beforelife
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| Carl Dennis |
Practical Gods
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Andrew Solomon |
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
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| David Halberstam |
War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
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| Diane McWhorter |
Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| J. Harris |
Deep Souths
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| Daniel K. Richter |
Facing East from Indian Country
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| Louis Menand |
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Finkel |
For his illuminating series of articles on the lives and journeys of international migrants. |
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The New York Times
For its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the September 11th attacks on America, that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed. |
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The New York Times
For its sustained explanatory reporting on the nature of the structural damage at \"Ground Zero,\" the lower Manhattan area where the World Trade Center towers collapsed. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Thomas E. Franklin |
For his memorable photograph of three firefighters raising an American flag amidst the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers. |
| Tyler Hicks |
For their comprehensive portfolio of dramatic yet humane images from the war in Afghanistan. |
| James Hill |
For their comprehensive portfolio of dramatic yet humane images from the war in Afghanistan. |
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The New York Times
For its consistently outstanding photographic coverage of the terrorist attack on New York City and its aftermath. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| J. Albert Diaz |
For his diverse images portraying American life in the sprawl of south Florida's Broward County |
| Mike Stocker |
For their compelling and explanatory images illustrating the devastating impact of AIDS in the Caribbean. |
| A. Enrique Valentin |
For their compelling and explanatory images illustrating the devastating impact of AIDS in the Caribbean. |
| Hilda M. Perez |
For their compelling and explanatory images illustrating the devastating impact of AIDS in the Caribbean. |
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The New York Times
For its photographs chronicling the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protracted conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Washington Post
For its comprehensive coverage of America's war on terrorism, which regularly brought forth new information together with skilled analysis of unfolding developments. |
| Douglas M. Birch |
For their series that suggested that university research on new drug therapies is being tainted by relationships with profit-seeking drug companies. |
| Gary Cohn |
For their series that suggested that university research on new drug therapies is being tainted by relationships with profit-seeking drug companies. |
| Gregory L. Vistica |
For his enterprising and nuanced reporting that disclosed Senator Bob Kerrey's role in a massacre during the Vietnam War. |
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