Las Vegas Sun, and notably the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon
Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The New York Times
Investigative Reporting
David Barstow of The New York Times
- Explanatory Reporting
- Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of Los Angeles Times
- Local Reporting
- Detroit Free Press Staff, and notably Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick
- Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin of East Valley Tribune, Mesa, AZ
- National Reporting
- Staff of St. Petersburg Times
- International Reporting
- Staff of The New York Times
- Feature Writing
- Lane DeGregory of St. Petersburg Times
- Commentary
- Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post
- Criticism
- Holland Cotter of The New York Times
- Editorial Writing
- Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY
- Editorial Cartooning
- Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune
- Breaking News Photography
- Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald
- Feature Photography
- Damon Winter of The New York Times
Pulitzer Prize Board
- Members
- The board overseeing the prizes
