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See more about the 2023 Pulitzer winners in journalism, arts

2023-05-09 03:18
The Pulitzer Prizes recognizing the best of journalism and the arts in 2022 were announced Monday
See more about the 2023 Pulitzer winners in journalism, arts

The Pulitzer Prizes recognizing the best of journalism and the arts in 2022 were announced Monday. The Associated Press will update the list of winners with more information — including any specific citations for journalists — and reaction as we learn more.

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BREAKING NEWS REPORTING: The Los Angeles Times

The staff of the Los Angeles Times published a secretly recorded conversation among city officials that included racist comments and followed up with in-depth coverage of the aftermath.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal’s “Capital Assets” series analyzed the investments of about 12,000 federal officials and their families between 2016 and 2021. The Journal collected and analyzed data on about 850,000 financial assets and more than 315,000 transactions. This was a staff award.

EXPLANATORY REPORTING: Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic

The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson conducted more than 150 interviews as part of an 18-month investigation into former President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy of child separation at the border.

LOCAL REPORTING: John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens, AL.com; Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today

There were two winners; they don't share the category, but instead each receive the full prize amount of $15,000. The AL.com reporters won a series exposing how the police force in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to inflate revenue.

Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe’s “The Backchannel” series detailed how state officials misspent millions in welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the United States. Wolfe uncovered evidence that former Gov. Phil Bryant and NFL legend Brett Favre worked together to channel at least $5 million of the state’s welfare funds to build a new volleyball stadium at University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre’s daughter played the sport.

NATIONAL REPORTING: Caroline Kitchener, The Washington Post

Caroline Kitchener wrote about the consequences of life after Roe v. Wade.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTING: The New York Times

The staff of The New York Times won for their coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including an investigation into Ukrainian deaths in the town of Bucha.

FEATURE WRITING: Eli Saslow, The Washington Post

Eli Saslow won for “evocative individual narratives” about people struggling with the pandemic, homelessness, addiction and inequality in the United States. Saslow has since left the Post, joining The New York Times in February. According to the Times announcement, he had been a finalist in this category thrice before and has won a Pulitzer for explanatory reporting.

COMMENTARY: Kyle Whitmire, AL.com

Kyle Whitmire of AL.com, Birmingham won for “measured and persuasive columns” that document how Alabama’s Confederate heritage still lingers.

CRITICISM: Andrea Long Chu, New York magazine

Andrea Long Chu of New York magazine won for book reviews that employ “multiple cultural lenses” to explore societal issues.