2013 Pulitzer Prize

The 19th Annual Panasonic Gobel Awards : Winners Announced

Award		Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction		Adam Johnson Honored for : The Orphan Master's Son
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting		David Barstow, Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab (For their reports on how Wal-Mart used widespread bribery to dominate the market in Mexico, resulting in changes in company practices.)
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting		David Barboza (For his striking exposure of corruption at high levels of the Chinese government, including billions in secret wealth owned by relatives of the prime minister, well documented work published in the face of heavy pressure from the Chinese officials.)
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing		John Branch (For his evocative narrative about skiers killed in an avalanche and the science that explains such disasters, a project enhanced by its deft integration of multimedia elements.)
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service		Honored for : Sun-Sentinel (For its well documented investigation of off-duty police officers who recklessly speed and endanger the lives of citizens, leading to disciplinary action and other steps to curtail a deadly hazard.)
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting		Honored for : The Denver Post (For its comprehensive coverage of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured 58, using journalistic tools, from Twitter and Facebook to video and written reports, both to capture a breaking story and provide context.)
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting		Elizabeth McGowan, David Hasemyer, Lisa Song (For their rigorous reports on flawed regulation of the nation\u2019s oil pipelines, focusing on potential ecological dangers posed by diluted bitumen (or "dilbit"), a controversial form of oil.)
Pulitzer Prize for Commentary		Bret Stephens (For his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist.)
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism		Philip Kennicott (For his eloquent and passionate essays on art and the social forces that underlie it, a critic who always strives to make his topics and targets relevant to readers.)
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing		Tim Nickens, Daniel Ruth (For their diligent campaign that helped reverse a decision to end fluoridation of the water supply for the 700,000 residents of the newspaper\u2019s home county.)
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography		Javier Manzano (For his extraordinary picture, distributed by Agence France-Presse, of two Syrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position as beams of light stream through bullet holes in a nearby metal wall.)
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography		Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra, Muhammed Muheisen (For their compelling coverage of the civil war in Syria, producing memorable images under extreme hazard.)
Pulitzer Prize for History		Fredrik Logevall Honored for : Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
Pulitzer Prize for Drama		Ayad Akhtar Honored for : Disgraced
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography		Tom Reiss Honored for : The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction		Gilbert King Honored for : Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning		Steve Sack (For his diverse collection of cartoons, using an original style and clever ideas to drive home his unmistakable point of view.)
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry		Sharon Olds Honored for : Stag's Leap
Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting		Brad Schrade, Jeremy Olson, Glenn Howatt Honored for : Star Tribune (For their powerful reports on the spike in infant deaths at poorly regulated day-care homes, resulting in legislative action to strengthen rules.)
Pulitzer Prize for Music		Caroline Shaw Honored for : Partita for 8 Voices
Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting		Charles Duhigg, John Markoff, David Segal, David Streitfeld, David Barboza, David Kocieniewski, Steve Lohr, Hiroko Tabuchi, Bill Vlasic Honored for : The New York Times (For its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers)

Award

Winner

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Adam Johnson

Honored for : The Orphan Master's Son

Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

David Barstow, Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

(For their reports on how Wal-Mart used widespread bribery to dominate the market in Mexico, resulting in changes in company practices.)

Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

(For his striking exposure of corruption at high levels of the Chinese government, including billions in secret wealth owned by relatives of the prime minister, well documented work published in the face of heavy pressure from the Chinese officials.)

Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

John Branch

(For his evocative narrative about skiers killed in an avalanche and the science that explains such disasters, a project enhanced by its deft integration of multimedia elements.)

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

Honored for : Sun-Sentinel
(For its well documented investigation of off-duty police officers who recklessly speed and endanger the lives of citizens, leading to disciplinary action and other steps to curtail a deadly hazard.)

Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

Honored for : The Denver Post
(For its comprehensive coverage of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured 58, using journalistic tools, from Twitter and Facebook to video and written reports, both to capture a breaking story and provide context.)

Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

Elizabeth McGowan, David Hasemyer, Lisa Song

(For their rigorous reports on flawed regulation of the nation\u2019s oil pipelines, focusing on potential ecological dangers posed by diluted bitumen (or "dilbit"), a controversial form of oil.)

Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

Bret Stephens

(For his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist.)

Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

Philip Kennicott

(For his eloquent and passionate essays on art and the social forces that underlie it, a critic who always strives to make his topics and targets relevant to readers.)

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

Tim Nickens, Daniel Ruth

(For their diligent campaign that helped reverse a decision to end fluoridation of the water supply for the 700,000 residents of the newspaper\u2019s home county.)

Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

Javier Manzano

(For his extraordinary picture, distributed by Agence France-Presse, of two Syrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position as beams of light stream through bullet holes in a nearby metal wall.)

Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography

Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra, Muhammed Muheisen

(For their compelling coverage of the civil war in Syria, producing memorable images under extreme hazard.)

Pulitzer Prize for History

Fredrik Logevall

Honored for : Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Ayad Akhtar

Honored for : Disgraced

Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

Tom Reiss

Honored for : The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction

Gilbert King

Honored for : Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

Steve Sack

(For his diverse collection of cartoons, using an original style and clever ideas to drive home his unmistakable point of view.)

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Sharon Olds

Honored for : Stag's Leap

Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting

Brad Schrade, Jeremy Olson, Glenn Howatt

Honored for : Star Tribune
(For their powerful reports on the spike in infant deaths at poorly regulated day-care homes, resulting in legislative action to strengthen rules.)

Pulitzer Prize for Music

Caroline Shaw

Honored for : Partita for 8 Voices

Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting

Charles Duhigg, John Markoff, David Segal, David Streitfeld, David Barboza, David Kocieniewski, Steve Lohr, Hiroko Tabuchi, Bill Vlasic

Honored for : The New York Times
(For its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers)

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