BuzzFeed News wins its first Pulitzer Prize for series on China’s mass detention of Muslims The investigation identified more than 260 structures built since 2017. June 11, 2021 Amaris Castillo
14 local news organizations were recognized with Pulitzer nods this year Social justice and policing dominated in a year when COVID-19 decimated local newsrooms June 11, 2021 Harrison Mantas
The New York Times wins the Public Service Pulitzer for its coronavirus coverage The Times balanced technical data work with clean visualizations and personal stories to help readers understand the impact of the pandemic. June 11, 2021 Claire Kraemer
BuzzFeed News might have won the Pulitzer celebration contest with an empty newsroom. Here’s the best of this year’s commemorations. Journalists and news organizations across the country react to winning journalism’s highest honor June 11, 2021 Jaden Edison
The Star Tribune wins a Breaking News Reporting Pulitzer for its George Floyd coverage ‘We recognized very early that this was going to be a huge story and a very painful one for our community,’ The Star Tribune’s editor said. June 11, 2021 Rick Edmonds
One topic dominated Pulitzer-winning work: policing in America Six entries won for work that covered law enforcement June 11, 2021 Kristen Hare
The Atlantic’s Ed Yong on winning a Pulitzer Prize: ‘I wish that the stories I wrote had never been necessary’ Yong, more than any other journalist, was ahead of the story of the coronavirus. In fact, he wrote a piece about a pandemic coming to America in 2018. June 11, 2021 Tom Jones
An elderly couple in Spain kissed through plastic film because of COVID-19. An AP photographer just won a Pulitzer for photographing the moment. Associated Press photographer Emilio Morenatti won the 2021 prize in Feature Photography for his yearlong work in Spain photographing the elderly. June 11, 2021 Jaden Edison
Pulitzers award Darnella Frazier a special citation for recording the murder of George Floyd The teenager’s video highlighted ‘the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice’ the board said. June 11, 2021 Angela Fu
Coronavirus and race (and not Trump) dominate the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes After five years of the news cycle being dominated by the president, Trump-related stories were scarce among Pulitzer finalists and winners. June 11, 2021 Tom Jones
