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The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the
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Board for work during the 2021 calendar year on May 9, 2022. The awards highlighted coverage of major stories in the U.S. that year, including the
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, for which ''
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prize was superseded in 2022 by the revamped category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. No winner was selected in the former category in 2021, which drew controversy.


Prizes

Winners and finalists for the prizes are listed below, with the winners marked in bold.


Journalism


Letters, drama, and music


Special citation

A special citation was awarded to the journalists of Ukraine for their coverage of the
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. The citation reads:


Reception

Tom Jones of
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was unsurprised by the recognition of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Washington Post'', which he described as "what seems like an annual rite of passage". He highlighted the success of local outlets such as the ''
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'' and said ''
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'''s win for explanatory reporting was "what might be the most unexpected — and again that doesn't mean undeserved — prize of the day". Of the process he wrote, "I'm struck by how the Pulitzer Prize judges took their responsibility with the utmost diligence — recognizing a wide array of outlets and journalists. And congratulations to the Pulitzer juries for trimming down each category to finalists that were as varied as they were strong." He called the omission of ''The Wall Street Journal'''s
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a snub. Remarking on the new category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, '' The Beat'' writer
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said that the revamped category "says much about the state of media and cartooning", and "gives room to consider longer works... even on beyond to
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, in theory". On May 11, 2022, two days after Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to ''The New York Times'' and ''Los Angeles Times'' photojournalist Marcus Yam for their coverage of the regime change in Afghanistan, ''
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'' published an article criticizing media coverage of the country and noted that violence was in fact rising in Afghanistan, stating "Afghanistan may have fallen out of international headlines, but violent trends are once again on the rise" and that there was currently "intense infighting between various Taliban factions and interests." Data collected by ''The Diplomats affiliates at Afghan Peace Watch (APW) and Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) showed that violence in Afghanistan escalated between September 2021 and March 2022. The same day, '' American Prospect'' reporter Emran Feroz stated that "the War on Terror continues" and noted that foreign drones were still operating in the country.


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External links


List of winners
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