Explore 2023’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalism

Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Lori Hinnant of Associated Press earned the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service for courageous reporting from the besieged city of Mariupol that bore witness to the slaughter of civilians in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

This piece is the first of this team’s 11 winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

The Staff of the The Wall Street Journal earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for sharp accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials at 50 federal agencies, revealing those who bought and sold stocks they regulated and other ethical violations by individuals charged with safeguarding the public’s interest.

This piece is the first of the team’s seven winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

The Staff of the The Wall Street Journal earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for sharp accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials at 50 federal agencies, revealing those who bought and sold stocks they regulated and other ethical violations by individuals charged with safeguarding the public’s interest.

This piece is the first of the team’s seven winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for deeply reported and compelling accounting of the Trump administration policy that forcefully separated migrant children from their parents, resulting in abuses that have persisted under the current administration.

Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for reporting that revealed how a former Mississippi governor used his office to steer millions of state welfare dollars to benefit his family and friends, including NFL quarterback Brett Favre.

This piece is the first of Wolfe’s seven winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens of AL.com earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for a series exposing how the police force in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to inflate revenue, coverage that prompted the resignation of the police chief, four new laws and a state audit.

This piece is the first of the team’s three winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for unflinching reporting that captured the complex consequences of life after Roe v. Wade, including the story of a Texas teenager who gave birth to twins after new restrictions denied her an abortion.

This piece is the first of the team’s seven winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

The Staff of The New York Times earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for their unflinching coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including an eight-month investigation into Ukrainian deaths in the town of Bucha and the Russian unit responsible for the killings.

This piece is the first of the team’s seven winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Eli Saslow of The Washington Post earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for evocative individual narratives about people struggling with the pandemic, homelessness, addiction and inequality that collectively form a sharply-observed portrait of contemporary America.

This piece is the first of Saslow’s four winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Kyle Whitmire of AL.com earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary for measured and persuasive columns that document how Alabama’s Confederate heritage still colors the present with racism and exclusion, told through tours of its first capital, its mansions and monuments–and through the history that has been omitted.

This piece is the first of Whitmire’s seven winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Andrea Long Chu of New York magazine earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism for book reviews that scrutinize authors as well as their works, using multiple cultural lenses to explore some of society’s most fraught topics.

This piece is the first of Chu’s five winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Nancy Ancrum, Amy Driscoll, Luisa Yanez, Isadora Rangel and Lauren Costantino of the Miami Herald earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing for a series of editorials on the failure of Florida public officials to deliver on many taxpayer-funded amenities and services promised to residents over decades.

This piece is the first of the team’s five winning stories, see them all at pulitzer.org.

Mona Chalabi, a contributor to The New York Times earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for striking illustrations that combine statistical reporting with keen analysis to help readers understand the immense wealth and economic power of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The Photography Staff of Associated Press earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography for unique and urgent images from the first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the devastation of Mariupol after other news organizations left, victims of the targeting of civilian infrastructure and the resilience of the Ukrainian people who were able to flee.

Christina House of the Los Angeles Times earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street in a tent—images that show her emotional vulnerability as she tries and ultimately loses the struggle to raise her child.

The Staff of Gimlet Media, notably Connie Walker earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. Walker’s investigation into her father’s troubled past revealed a larger story of abuse of hundreds of Indigenous children at an Indian residential school in Canada, including other members of Walker’s extended family, a personal search for answers expertly blended with rigorous investigative reporting.