List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times staff
Since 1918, the New York Times daily newspaper has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes, a prize awarded for excellence in journalism in a range of categories. This is far more than any other newspaper:
1918: The New York Times, for the most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper -- complete and accurate coverage of the war.
1935: Arthur Krock, for distinguished, impartial and analytical Washington coverage.
1936: Lauren D. Lyman, for distinguished reporting: a world beat on the departure of the Lindberghs for England.
1937: Anne O'Hare McCormick, for distinguished foreign correspondence: dispatches and special articles from Europe; William L. Laurence, for distinguished reporting of the Tercentenary Celebration at Harvard, shared with four other reporters.
1938: Arthur Krock, for distinguished Washington correspondence.
1941: The New York Times, special citation for the public education value of its foreign news reports.
1942: Louis Stark, for distinguished reporting of labor stories.
1943: Hanson W. Baldwin, for a series of articles reporting a tour of the Pacific battle areas.
1944: The New York Times, for the most disinterested and meritorious service rendered by an American newspaper -- a survey of the teaching of American history.
1953: The New York Times, special citation for its Review of the Week section which "has brought enlightenment and intelligent commentary to its readers."
1978: Henry Kamm, chief Asian diplomatic correspondent, for articles calling attention to the plight of Indochinese refugees; Walter Kerr, Sunday drama critic, for an outstanding example of distinguished criticism; William Safire, Op-Ed Page columnist, for his columns on the Bert Lance affair, an example of distinguished commentary.
1979: Russell Baker, for his "Observer" column, an example of distinguished commentary.
1980s
1981: Dave Anderson, for his "Sports of The Times" column, an example of distinguished commentary; John M. Crewdson, for his coverage of illegal aliens and immigration, a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs.
1982: John Darnton, for his coverage of the crisis in Poland, a distinguished example of international reporting; Jack Rosenthal, deputy editorial page editor, for a distinguished example of editorial page writing.
1983: Thomas L. Friedman, for his coverage of the war in Lebanon, a distinguished example of international reporting; Nan C. Robertson, for her article in The New York Times Magazine on her experience with toxic shock syndrome, a distinguished example of feature writing.
1986: Donal Henahan, music critic, for distinguished criticism; The New York Times, for explanatory journalism: a series of articles on the Strategic Defense Initiative, the "Star Wars" program.
1987: The New York Times, for national reporting on causes of the Challenger shuttle disaster; Alex S. Jones, for distinguished specialized reporting on the dissension that dissolved a Louisville newspaper dynasty.
1988: Thomas L. Friedman, for coverage of Israel, a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs.
1989: Bill Keller, for coverage of the Soviet Union, a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs.
1992: Anna Quindlen, for "Public & Private," a compelling column covering a wide range of personal and political topics; Howell Raines, for "Grady's Gift," an account in The New York Times Magazine of his childhood friendship with his family's housekeeper and the lasting lessons of their interracial relationship.
1993: John F. Burns, for courageous coverage of the strife and destruction in Bosnia, a distinguished example of international reporting.
1994: The New York Times, for local reporting of the World Trade Center bombing, pooling the efforts of the metropolitan staff as well as Times journalists covering locations as far-ranging as the Middle East and Washington; Isabel Wilkerson, for distinguished feature writing; Kevin Carter, for his photograph of a vulture perching near a little girl in the Sudan who had collapsed from hunger, a picture that became an icon of starvation.
1995: Margo Jefferson, for her book reviews and other pieces, examples of distinguished criticism.
1996: Rick Bragg, for distinguished feature writing; Robert D. McFadden, for distinguished rewrite journalism, applied to a broad range of stories; Robert B. Semple, Jr., for distinguished editorial writing on environmental issues.
1998: Linda Greenhouse, for reporting on the Supreme Court's work and its significance with sophistication and a sense of history; Michiko Kakutani, for reviewing 1997's many major literary works in essays that were fearless and authoritative; The New York Times, for a series of articles on the effects of drug corruption in Mexico, a distinguished example of international reporting.
1999: Maureen Dowd, for the moral insight and wit she brought to bear in her columns on the combat between President Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr; The New York Times, notably Jeff Gerth, for a series of articles disclosing the corporate sale of American technology to China with the approval of the U.S. Government despite national security risks.
2000s
2001:The New York Times, for national reporting, for its compelling and memorable series exploring racial experiences and attitudes across contemporary America.
2002: The New York Times, for public service, for "A Nation Challenged," a daily special section covering the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, the war in Afghanistan and America's campaign against terrorism. The section, which included biographical sketches of the victims, also appeared online; The New York Times, for its informed and detailed reporting that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed, a distinguished example of explanatory reporting; The New York Times, for its photographs chronicling the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protracted conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a distinguished example of feature photography; The New York Times, for its consistently outstanding photographic coverage of the terrorist attack on New York City and its aftermath, a distinguished example of breaking news photography; Gretchen Morgenson, for her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage, a distinguished example of beat reporting; Barry Bearak, for his deeply affecting and illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan, a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs; Thomas Friedman, for his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.
2003: Clifford J. Levy, for investigative reporting, for his "Broken Homes" series that exposed the abuse of mentally ill adults in state-regulated homes.
2004: The New York Times, for public service, for its series written by David Barstow and Lowell Bergman that examined death and injury among American workers and exposed employers who break basic safety rules.
2005: Walt Bogdanich, for national reporting, for his investigative series about the corporate cover-up of responsibility for fatal accidents at railway crossings.
2006: Nicholas D. Kristof for commentary on bringing the genocide in Darfur to the world's attention; Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley for international reporting for their examination of China's legal system; James Risen and Eric Lichtblau for national reporting for their coverage of the United States' government's secret eavesdropping program.
2007: Andrea Elliott for feature writing for coverage of an immigrant imam striving to serve his faithful in America.
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