Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

Summary

The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in a U.S. news publication.[1] It is administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.

From 1953 through 1963, the category was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time. From 1964 to 1984, it was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting.[2]

The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time

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  • 1953: Edward J. Mowery of New York World-Telegram & Sun, "for his reporting of the facts which brought vindication and freedom to Louis Hoffner."
  • 1954: Alvin McCoy of The Kansas City Star, "for a series of exclusive stories which led to the resignation under fire of C. Wesley Roberts as Republican National Chairman."
  • 1955: Roland Kenneth Towery of Cuero Record (Texas), "for his series of articles exclusively exposing a scandal in the administration of the Veterans' Land Program in Texas. This 32-year-old World War II veteran, a former prisoner of the Japanese, made these irregularities a state-wide and subsequently a national issue, and stimulated state action to rectify conditions in the land program."
  • 1956: Arthur Daley of The New York Times, "for his outstanding coverage and commentary on the world of sports in his daily column, Sports of the Times."
  • 1957: Wallace Turner and William Lambert of Portland Oregonian, "for their exposé of vice and corruption in Portland involving some municipal officials and officers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Western Conference. They fulfilled their assignments despite great handicaps and the risk of reprisal from lawless elements."
  • 1958: George Beveridge of Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), "for his excellent and thought-provoking series, "Metro, City of Tomorrow," describing in depth the urban problems of Washington, D.C., which stimulated widespread public consideration of these problems and encouraged further studies by both public and private agencies."
  • 1959: John Harold Brislin of Scranton Tribune and Scrantonian, "for displaying courage, initiative and resourcefulness in his effective four-year campaign to halt labor violence in his home city, as a result of which ten corrupt union officials were sent to jail and a local union was embolden to clean out racketeering elements."
  • 1960: Miriam Ottenberg of Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), "for a series of seven articles exposing a used-car racket in Washington, D.C., that victimized many unwary buyers. The series led to new regulations to protect the public and served to alert other communities to such sharp practices."
  • 1961: Edgar May of Buffalo Evening News, "for his series of articles on New York State's public welfare services entitled, Our Costly Dilemma, based in part on his three-month employment as a state case worker. The series brought about reforms that attracted nationwide attention."
  • 1962: George Bliss of Chicago Tribune, "for his initiative in uncovering scandals in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, with resultant remedial action."
  • 1963: Oscar Griffin Jr. of Pecos Independent and Enterprise, "who as editor initiated the exposure of the Billie Sol Estes scandal and thereby brought a major fraud on the United States government to national attention with resultant investigation, prosecution and conviction of Estes."

Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting

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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Entry Form for a Pulitzer Prize In Journalism" (PDF). pulitzer.org. Jan 2011. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ Heinz-D Fischer; Erika J. Fischer (1 January 2003). Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System 1917-2000. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 118, 124. ISBN 978-3-11-093912-5.
  3. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. April 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Investigative Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ^ Hutchins, Sarah (April 21, 2015). "IRE members recognized in 2015 Pulitzer Prizes". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Investigative Reporting". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ "The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Investigative Journalism". Pulitzer. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  9. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  10. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  11. ^ ""2022 Pulitzer Prizes & Finalists"". Pulitzer Prize. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Investigative Reporting". Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes". Poynter. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

References

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  • Pulitzer.org Winners and Finalists – Local Reporting, No Edition Time
  • Pulitzer.org Winners and Finalists – Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
  • Pulitzer.org Winners and Finalists – Investigative Reporting