The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American

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that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. Thus it is one of the original Pulitzers, for the program was inaugurated in 1917 with seven prizes, four of which were awarded that year. The program has also recognized opinion journalism with its

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from 1922. Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily two others beside the winner. One person ordinarily wins the award for work with one newspaper or with affiliated papers, and that was true without exception between 1936 (the only time two prizes were given) and 1977. In the early years, several newspapers were recognized without naming any writer, and that has occasionally happened recently. Several times from 1977, two or three people have shared the award for their work with one paper.

Winners and citations

In its first 97 years to 2013, the Editorial Writing Pulitzer was awarded 89 times. In nine years there was no award given and there were two prizes in 1936. No one has won it twice. *

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...

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'', for " The Lusitania Anniversary" * 1918: No writer named, ''

The Courier-Journal ''The Courier-Journal'', also known as the ''Louisville Courier Journal'' (and informally ''The C-J'' or ''The Courier''), is the highest circulation newspaper in Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett and billed as "Part of the ''USA Today'' Net ...

'' (Louisville, Kentucky), for " Vae Victis!" and " War Has Its Compensations" *

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...

: No award given * 1920: Harvey E. Newbranch, '' Evening World Herald'' (Omaha, Nebraska), for " Law and the Jungle" * 1921: No award given * 1922: Frank M. O'Brien, '' New York Herald'', for " The Unknown Soldier" *

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

William Allen White William Allen White (February 10, 1868 – January 29, 1944) was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death, White became a spokesman for middle America. At a 193 ...

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'' (Kansas), for " To an Anxious Friend" * 1924: No writer named, '' Boston Herald'', for " Who Made Coolidge?" *

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Itali ...

: No writer named, '' Charleston News and Courier'', for " The Plight of the South" *

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

: Edward M. Kingsbury, ''

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'', for " The House of a Hundred Sorrows" *

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

: F. Lauriston Bullard, '' Boston Herald'', for " We Submit" * 1928: Grover Cleveland Hall, ''

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'', "for his editorials against

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s and racial and religious intolerance" *

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

: Louis Isaac Jaffe, ''

The Virginian-Pilot ''The Virginian-Pilot'' is the daily newspaper for Norfolk, Virginia. Commonly known as ''The Pilot'', it is Virginia's largest daily. It serves the five cities of South Hampton Roads as well as several smaller towns across southeast Virgini ...

'' (Norfolk), for " An Unspeakable Act of Savagery", "which is typical of a series of articles written on the lynching evil and in successful advocacy of legislation to prevent it" *

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

: No award given *

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

: Charles S. Ryckman, ''

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'' (Nebraska), for "

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" * 1932: No award given * 1933: No writer named, '' The Kansas City Star'', "for its series of editorials on national and international topics" *

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

: E. P. Chase, ''

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'' (Iowa), for " Where Is Our Money?" * 1935: No award given *

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

Felix Morley Felix Muskett Morley (January 6, 1894 – March 13, 1982) was a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and college administrator from the United States. Biography Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, his f ...

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'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" *

: George B. Parker, '' Scripps-Howard Newspapers'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1937: John W. Owens, ''

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'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1938: William Wesley Waymack, ''

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'', "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1939: Ronald G. Callvert, ''

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'' (Portland, Oregon), "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year as exemplified by the editorial titled ' My Country 'Tis of Thee'" *

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * Januar ...

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, '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1941: Reuben Maury, '' New York Daily News'', "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year" *

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...

: Geoffrey Parsons, '' New York Herald Tribune'', "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year" *

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...

: Forrest W. Seymour, ''

'', "for his editorials published during the calendar year 1942" * 1944: Henry J. Haskell, '' The Kansas City Star'', "for editorials written during the calendar year 1943" *

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, ...

: George W. Potter, '' The Providence Journal-Bulletin'', for his editorials published during the calendar year 1944, especially for his editorials on the subject of freedom of the press * 1946: Hodding Carter, '' The Delta Democrat-Times'' (Greenville, Mississippi), "for a group of editorials published during the year 1945 on the subject of racial, religious and economic intolerance, as exemplified by the editorial '

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'" * 1947: William H. Grimes, ''

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'', "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1948: Virginius Dabney, '' Richmond Times-Dispatch'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1949: John H. Crider, '' Boston Herald'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" *

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...

: Carl M. Saunders of '' Jackson Citizen Patriot (Michigan)'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: William Harry Fitzpatrick, '' New Orleans States'', for " Government by Treaty", "his series of editorials analyzing and clarifying a very important constitutional issue" *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

: Louis LaCoss, '' St. Louis Globe Democrat'', for " Low Estate of Public Morals" * 1953: Vermont Connecticut Royster, ''

'', "for distinguished editorial writing during the year" * 1954: Don Murray, '' Boston Herald'', "for a series of editorials on the 'New Look' in National Defense which won wide attention for their analysis of changes in American military policy" * 1955: Royce Howes, ''

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'', for " An Instance of Costly Cause and Effect Which Detroiters Should Weigh Soberly", "impartially and clearly analyzing the responsibility of both labor and management for a local union's unauthorized strike in July, 1954, which rendered 45,000 Chrysler Corporation workers idle and unpaid. By pointing out how and why the parent United Automobile Workers' Union ordered the local strike called off and stating that management let dissatisfaction get out of hand, the editorial made a notable contribution to public understanding of the whole program of the respective responsibilities and relationships of labor and management in this field." * 1956: Lauren K. Soth, '' Register and Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa)'', for " If the Russians Want More Meat...", "inviting a farm delegation from the

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to visit Iowa, which led directly to the Russian farm visit to the U.S." *

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: Buford Boone, ''

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'', "for his fearless and reasoned editorials in a community inflamed by a segregation issue, an outstanding example of his work being the editorial titled, ' What A Price For Peace', published on February 7, 1956" *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

Harry Ashmore Harry Scott Ashmore (July 28, 1916 – January 20, 1998) was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas. Early life and career Ashmore was born in Greenvi ...

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'', "for the forcefulness, dispassionate analysis and clarity of his editorials on the school integration conflict in

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1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

Ralph McGill Ralph Emerson McGill (February 5, 1898 – February 3, 1969) was an American journalist and editorialist. An anti-segregationist editor he published the ''Atlanta Constitution'' newspaper. He was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Juror ...

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'', "for his distinguished editorial writing during 1958 as exemplified in his editorial ' A Church, A School ...' and for his long, courageous and effective editorial leadership" * 1960: Lenoir Chambers, ''

'' (Norfolk), "for his series of editorials on the school integration problem in Virginia," as exemplified by " The Year Virginia Closed the Schools", published January 1, 1959, and "

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", published December 31, 1959 * 1961: William J. Dorvillier, '' The San Juan Star'', "for his editorials on clerical interference in the 1960 gubernatorial election in

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" *

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

: Thomas M. Storke, '' Santa Barbara News-Press'', "for his forceful editorials calling public attention to the activities of a semi-secret organization known as the

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" *

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

Ira B. Harkey Jr. Ira B. Harkey Jr. (January 15, 1918 – October 8, 2006) was an American writer, professor of journalism, and editor and publisher of the '' Pascagoula Chronicle-Star'' in Mississippi from 1951 to 1963. Harkey was awarded the Pulitzer Prize ...

, '' Pascagoula Chronicle'', "for his courageous editorials devoted to the processes of law and reason during the integration crisis in Mississippi in 1962" *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

: Hazel Brannon Smith, '' Lexington Advertiser'', "for steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition" * 1965: John R. Harrison, ''

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'' (Florida), "for his successful editorial campaign for better housing in his city" * 1966: Robert Lasch, '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', "for his distinguished editorial writing in 1965", exemplified by "The Containment of Ideas". *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

: Eugene Patterson, ''

'', "for his editorials during the year" * 1968:

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, '' Knight Newspapers'', "for his distinguished editorial writing" * 1969: Paul Greenberg, ''Pine Bluff Commercial'' (

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), "for his editorials during 1968" *

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

: Philip L. Geyelin, ''

'', "for his editorials during 1969" * 1971: Horance G. Davis Jr., ''

'' (Florida), "for his editorials in support of the peaceful

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of Florida's schools. *

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

: John Strohmeyer. ''Bethlehem Globe-Times'' (

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), "for his editorial campaign to reduce racial tensions in Bethlehem" *

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

: Roger B. Linscott, ''

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'' (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), "for his editorials during 1972" * 1974: F. Gilman Spencer, ''

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'' (Trenton, New Jersey), "for his courageous campaign to focus public attention on scandals in New Jersey's state government" * 1975:

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'', "for his editorials about the Kanawha County schoolbook controversy" *

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

: Philip P. Kerby, ''

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'', "for his editorials against government secrecy and judicial censorship" *

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

: Warren L. Lerude, Foster Church and Norman F. Cardoza, '' Reno Evening Gazette and Nevada State Journal'', "for editorials challenging the power of a local brothel keeper" * 1978: Meg Greenfield, ''

'', "for selected samples of her work" *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

: Edwin M. Yoder Jr., ''

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'' * 1980: Robert L. Bartley, ''

'' *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: no award given * 1982:

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, ''

'' *

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

: Editorial Board Bob Rankin, ''

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

: Albert Scardino, '' The Georgia Gazette'', "for his series of editorials on various local and state matters" *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

: Richard Aregood, '' Philadelphia Daily News'', "for his editorials on a variety of subjects" * 1986: Jack Fuller, ''

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'', "for his editorials on constitutional issues" *

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

: Jonathan Freedman, '' Tribune (San Diego, California)'', "for his editorials urging passage of the first major immigration reform act in 34 years" *

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

: Jane Healy, ''

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'', "for her series of editorials protesting overdevelopment of Florida's Orange County" *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

: Lois Wille, ''

'', "for her editorials on a variety of local issues" * 1990: Thomas J. Hylton, '' Pottstown Mercury (Pennsylvania)'', "for his editorials about a local bond issue for the preservation of farmland and other open space in rural Pennsylvania" *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

: Ron Casey, Harold Jackson and

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, '' The Birmingham News'', "for their editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama's tax system and proposing needed reforms" * 1992: Maria Henson, '' Lexington Herald-Leader'' (Kentucky), "for her editorials about battered women in Kentucky, which focused statewide attention on the problem and prompted significant reforms" *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

: no award given * 1994: R. Bruce Dold, ''

'', "for his series of editorials deploring the murder of a 3-year-old boy by his abusive mother and decrying the Illinois child welfare system" *

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

: Jeffrey Good, '' St. Petersburg Times'' (Florida), "for his editorial campaign urging reform of Florida's probate system for settling estates" * 1996: Robert B. Semple, Jr., ''

'', "for his editorials on environmental issues" *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

Michael Gartner Michael Gartner (born October 25, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American journalist, attorney and businessman. He was president of the Iowa Board of Regents. Biography A graduate of Carleton College and the New York University School of Law, ...

, '' Daily Tribune'' (Ames, Iowa), "for his common sense editorials about issues deeply affecting the lives of people in his community" *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: Bernard L. Stein, '' Riverdale Press'' (The Bronx, New York), "for his gracefully-written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents" * 1999: Editorial Board (no individual named), '' New York Daily News'', "for its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theater from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival" *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

: John C. Bersia, ''

'', "for his passionate editorial campaign attacking predatory lending practices in the state, which prompted changes in local lending regulations" * 2001:

David Moats David Moats is an American editorialist, known for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his series of 10 editorials on issues revolving around civil unions for same-sex couples. Early life and education Moats was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in ...

, '' Rutland Herald'', "for his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples" * 2002: Alex Raksin and Bob Sipchen, ''

'', "for their comprehensive and powerfully-written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets" * 2003: Cornelia Grumman, ''

'', "for her powerful, freshly challenging editorials on reform of the death penalty" * 2004: William R. Stall, ''

'', "for his incisive editorials that analyzed California's troubled state government, prescribed remedies and served as a model for addressing complex state issues" * 2005: Tom Philp, ''

Sacramento Bee ''The Sacramento Bee'' is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its foundation in 1857, ''The Bee'' has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 2 ...

'', "for his deeply researched editorials on reclaiming California's flooded Hetch Hetchy Valley that stirred action" * 2006: Rick Attig and Doug Bates, ''

'' (Portland, OR), "for their persuasive, richly reported editorials on abuses inside a forgotten Oregon

mental hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...

" * 2007: Arthur Browne,

Beverly Weintraub Beverly Weintraub is an American journalist. She shared the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing with Arthur Browne and Heidi Evans of ''The New York Daily News'' for their editorials on Ground Zero workers’ health problems. Biography Wei ...

, Heidi Evans, '' New York Daily News'', "for its compassionate and compelling editorials on behalf of Ground Zero workers whose

health problems A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that ar ...

were neglected by the city and the nation" *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: no award given * 2009: Mark Mahoney, '' The Post-Star'' (Glens Falls, NY), "for his relentless, down-to-earth editorials on the perils of local government secrecy, effectively admonishing citizens to uphold their right to know" * 2010: Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson, and William McKenzie, ''

The Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the '' Galvest ...

'', "for their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city’s better-off northern half and distressed southern half" * 2011: Joseph Rago, ''

'', "for his well crafted, against-the-grain editorials challenging the health care reform advocated by President Obama" *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

: no award given *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

: Tim Nickens and Daniel Ruth, ''

Tampa Bay Times The ''Tampa Bay Times'', previously named the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It has won fourteen Pulitzer Prizes since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single ...

'', "for their diligent campaign that helped reverse a decision to end fluoridation of the water supply for the 700,000 residents of the newspaper's home county" *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

: Editorial staff of ''

'', Portland "for its lucid editorials that explain the urgent but complex issue of rising pension costs, notably engaging readers and driving home the link between necessary solutions and their impact on everyday lives." * 2015: Kathleen Kingsbury of ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'' "for taking readers on a tour of restaurant workers’ bank accounts to expose the real price of inexpensive menu items and the human costs of income inequality." *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

: John Hackworth and Brian Gleason of Sun Newspapers, Charlotte Harbor, Florida "for fierce, indignant editorials that demanded truth and change after the deadly assault of an inmate by corrections officers." *

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

: Art Cullen of ''

The Storm Lake Times ''The Storm Lake Times'' is a twice-weekly newspaper based in Storm Lake, Iowa, covering Buena Vista County, Iowa, Buena Vista County and parts of neighboring Clay County, Iowa, Clay, Pocahontas County, Iowa, Pocahontas, Sac County, Iowa, Sac, Ida ...

'', Storm Lake, IA "for editorials fueled by tenacious reporting, impressive expertise and engaging writing that successfully challenged powerful corporate agricultural interests in Iowa." *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

: Andie Dominick of '' The Des Moines Register'', "for examining in a clear, indignant voice, free of cliché or sentimentality, the damaging consequences for poor Iowa residents of privatizing the state’s administration of Medicaid." *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: Brent Staples of The New York Times, "for editorials written with extraordinary moral clarity that charted the racial fault lines in the United States at a polarizing moment in the nation’s history." *

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

: Jeffery Gerritt of Palestine Herald-Press "for editorials that exposed how pre-trial inmates died horrific deaths in a small Texas county jail—reflecting a rising trend across the state—and courageously took on the local sheriff and judicial establishment, which tried to cover up these needless tragedies." *

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

: Robert Greene of the ''

'', "For editorials on policing, bail reform, prisons and mental health that clearly and holistically examined the Los Angeles criminal justice system." *

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

Lisa Falkenberg Lisa Dawn Falkenberg (born July 12, 1978) is an American journalist. She is the ''Houston Chronicle'' vice president/editor of opinion. Early life and education Falkenberg was born on July 12, 1978, and raised in Seguin, Texas. She began her car ...

, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco of the ''

Houston Chronicle The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With i ...

'', "For a campaign that, with original reporting, revealed voter suppression tactics, rejected the myth of widespread voter fraud and argued for sensible voting reforms."

References

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The Pulitzer Prizes (pulitzer.org). Retrieved 2013-11-18. Editorial Writing Opinion journalism Awards established in 1917