2006 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Geraldine Brooks |
March
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| E. L. Doctorow |
The March
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| Lee Martin |
The bright forever
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jill Lepore |
New York Burning
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| Sean Wilentz |
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln
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| David Oshinsky |
Polio: An American Story
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Yehudi Wyner |
Piano Concerto \"Chiavi In Mano\"
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| Peter Lieberson |
Neruda Songs
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| Chen Yi |
Si Ji (Four Seasons)
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Sun Herald
For its valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest need. |
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The Times-Picayune
For its heroic, multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, making exceptional use of the newspaper's resources to serve an inundated city even after evacuation of the newspaper plant. (Selected by the Board from the Public Service category, where it was entered.) |
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The Washington Post
For its exhaustive and illuminating exploration of the government's war on terrorism and the ensuing tension between national security and individual liberty. |
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Toledo Blade
For its relentless probe of the state's investment in a rare-coin fund that exposed illegal actions by the governor and other state officials, spurring successful criminal prosecution and other corrective action. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Sun Herald
For its valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest need. |
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The Times-Picayune
For its heroic, multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, making exceptional use of the newspaper's resources to serve an inundated city even after evacuation of the newspaper plant. (Selected by the Board from the Public Service category, where it was entered.) |
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The Washington Post
For its exhaustive and illuminating exploration of the government's war on terrorism and the ensuing tension between national security and individual liberty. |
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Toledo Blade
For its relentless probe of the state's investment in a rare-coin fund that exposed illegal actions by the governor and other state officials, spurring successful criminal prosecution and other corrective action. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Susan Schmidt |
For their indefatigable probe of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff that exposed congressional corruption and produced reform efforts. |
| James V. Grimaldi |
For their indefatigable probe of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff that exposed congressional corruption and produced reform efforts. |
| R. Jeffrey Smith |
For their indefatigable probe of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff that exposed congressional corruption and produced reform efforts. |
| Jason Felch |
For their exposure of problems in the management of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world's richest art institution, and in acquisition practices at other museums. |
| Ralph Frammolino |
For their exposure of problems in the management of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world's richest art institution, and in acquisition practices at other museums. |
| Sally Kestin |
For their in-depth reports on the federal government's widespread mismanagement of hurricane aid, triggering indictments and other remedial action. |
| Megan O'Matz |
For their in-depth reports on the federal government's widespread mismanagement of hurricane aid, triggering indictments and other remedial action. |
| John Maines |
For their in-depth reports on the federal government's widespread mismanagement of hurricane aid, triggering indictments and other remedial action. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Finkel |
For his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the United States government's attempt to bring democracy to Yemen. |
| Debbie Cenziper |
For her deeply researched examination of breakdowns in hurricane forecasting that often endanger lives. |
| Mark Johnson |
For their riveting chronicle of a teenage girl's miraculous recovery from a rabies infection that medicine had previously considered fatal. |
| Kawanza Newson |
For their riveting chronicle of a teenage girl's miraculous recovery from a rabies infection that medicine had previously considered fatal. |
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| James Risen |
For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty. |
| Eric Lichtblau |
For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty. |
| U-T San Diego |
For their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace. |
| Marcus Stern |
For their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace. |
| Jerry Kammer |
For their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace. |
| Michael Moss |
For his tenacious, thoroughly researched stories on the bureaucratic inertia that led to the fatal injury of American soldiers in Iraq who lacked protective armor. |
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| James Risen |
For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty. |
| Eric Lichtblau |
For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty. |
| U-T San Diego |
For their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace. |
| Marcus Stern |
For their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace. |
| Jerry Kammer |
For their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy Cunningham to prison in disgrace. |
| Michael Moss |
For his tenacious, thoroughly researched stories on the bureaucratic inertia that led to the fatal injury of American soldiers in Iraq who lacked protective armor. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Times-Picayune
For its courageous and aggressive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, overcoming desperate conditions facing the city and the newspaper. |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For its swift and rigorous accounts of a shooting rampage by a prisoner who seized a deputy sheriff's gun and killed a judge and three others. |
| Tribune Company |
Sun-Sentinel
For its clear, cohesive and enterprising coverage of Hurricane Wilma after it battered a region still recovering from major storms the previous year. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Joseph Kahn |
For their ambitious stories on ragged justice in China as the booming nation's legal system evolves. |
| Jim Yardley |
For their ambitious stories on ragged justice in China as the booming nation's legal system evolves. |
| Steve Fainaru |
For his powerful accounts of the deadly violence faced by ordinary American soldiers in Iraq as an insurgency intensified. |
| Sebastian Rotella |
For his well crafted reports on restive Muslims in Europe that foretold riots in France. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jim Sheeler |
For his poignant story on a Marine major who helps the families of comrades killed in Iraq cope with their loss and honor their sacrifice. |
| Dan Barry |
For his rich portfolio of pieces capturing slices of life in hurricane-battered New Orleans as well as his own New York City. |
| Mary Schmich |
For her intimate and compelling story about a federal judge whose husband and mother were murdered by an angry former plaintiff. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nicholas D. Kristof |
For his graphic, deeply reported columns that, at personal risk, focused attention on genocide in Darfur and that gave voice to the voiceless in other parts of the world. |
| Chris Rose |
For his vibrant and compassionate columns that gave voice to the afflictions of his city after it was struck by Hurricane Katrina. |
| Cynthia Tucker |
For her pungent, clear-eyed columns that tackled controversial issues with frankness and fortitude. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dana Priest |
For her persistent, painstaking reports on secret \u201Cblack site\u201D prisons and other controversial features of the government\u2019s counterterrorism campaign. |
| Barry Meier |
For his original, strongly documented stories on a flawed heart-defibrillator that imperiled the safety of unwitting patients. |
| Jerry Mitchell |
For his relentless and masterly stories on the successful prosecution of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of three civil rights workers in 1964. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jerry Saltz |
For his fresh, down-to-earth pieces on the visual arts and other cultural topics. |
| Robin Givhan |
For her witty, closely observed essays that transform fashion criticism into cultural criticism. |
| Nicolai Ouroussoff |
For his graceful, contemplative and wide ranging critiques of architecture and urban design from New Orleans to Berlin. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Doug Bates |
For their persuasive, richly reported editorials on abuses inside a forgotten Oregon mental hospital. |
| Rick Attig |
For their persuasive, richly reported editorials on abuses inside a forgotten Oregon mental hospital. |
| B. Marie Harris |
For their passionate editorials in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that empathized with victims while pleading for relief from the outside world. |
| Tony Biffle |
For their passionate editorials in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that empathized with victims while pleading for relief from the outside world. |
| Stanley R. Tiner |
For their passionate editorials in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that empathized with victims while pleading for relief from the outside world. |
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The Birmingham News
For its series of incisive editorials reversing the paper's long-held support of the death penalty. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mike Luckovich |
For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style. |
| Marshall Ramsey |
For his vivid, wide ranging cartoons that express crisp opinions with uncomplicated artistry. |
| Mike Thompson |
For diverse cartoons that use wit, irony and artistic flair to sharpen their impact. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Dallas Morning News
For its vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans. |
| Carolyn Cole |
For their spellbinding coverage of Israel's emotion-packed withdrawal from Gaza. |
| Brian vander Brug |
For their spellbinding coverage of Israel's emotion-packed withdrawal from Gaza. |
| Eric Gay |
For his multifaceted coverage of the human suffering in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Todd Heisler |
For his haunting, behind-the-scenes look at funerals for Colorado Marines who return from Iraq in caskets. |
| Mike Stocker |
For his imaginative exploration of Holocaust survivors as Judaism faces a new century. |
| Damon Winter |
For his sensitive portrayal of two remote Eskimo villages coping with memories of sexual abuse by a missionary 30 years ago. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Megan Marshall |
The Peabody sisters
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| Kai Bird |
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| Martin J. Sherwin |
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| Joan Didion |
The Year of Magical Thinking
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Elizabeth Alexander |
American Sublime
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| Dean Young |
Elegy on Toy Piano
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| Claudia Emerson |
Late Wife
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Caroline Elkins |
Imperial Reckoning
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| Tony Judt |
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
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| George Packer |
The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
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Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
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Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
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