Congratulations to two members of America's Newspapers who were among the Pulitzer Prize winners announced yesterday, and four others who were among the finalists.
The staff of Reuters won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a boldly reported exposé of lax regulation in the U.S. and abroad that makes fentanyl, one of the world’s deadliest drugs, inexpensive and widely available to users in the United States.
The staff of The Associated Press (together with the staff of FRONTLINE) was among the finalists in that same category for a three-year investigation involving dozens of reporters and the creation of a database to document more than 1,000 deaths around the country in which police officers subdued victims with methods intended to be non-lethal.
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing was awarded to Raj Mankad, Sharon Steinmann, Lisa Falkenberg and Leah Binkovitz of the Houston Chronicle for a powerful series on dangerous train crossings that kept a rigorous focus on the people and communities at risk as the newspaper demanded urgent action.
Among the other America's Newspapers members who were Pulitzer Prize finalists:
Breaking News Reporting: The staff of The Associated Press for fast, comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, including vivid details from the scene followed by the first reporting on gaps in security measures by the Secret Service and local law enforcement; and staffs of The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, and The Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer for collaborating on comprehensive and community-focused reporting on Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 200 people and damaged 70,000 homes and businesses in the western part of the state.
Local Reporting: Mike Reicher, Lynda Mapes and Fiona Martin of The Seattle Times for their investigative series revealing how the Washington state government spent $1 million per day on construction that failed to safeguard either the salmon or the tribal treaty rights it was meant to protect.
Feature Photography: Photography Staff of The Associated Press for their brave and gripping imagery from Gaza that steps back from the front lines to chronicle daily life as it continues in a war zone.
