Pulitzer Prize Winners 2010: List of Journalism Award Winners

Pulitzer Prize Winners 2010 List

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The Pulitzer Prizes winners of 2010 have been announced on Monday April 12. The prestigious award for journalism was established by Joseph Pulitzer in 1917, and administered by Columbia University. The Washington Post won the most awards in journalism this year winning four categories.

Pulitzer Prize Winners 2010 List:

Public Service - Bristol Herald Courier (VA), for the work of Daniel Gilbert on the mismanagement of natural gas royalties owed to thousands of land owners in southwest Virginia, spurring remedial action.

Breaking News Reporting - The Seattle Times Staff, for the coverage of the fatal shootings of four police officers and the subsequent 40-hour manhunt for the suspect.

Investigative Reporting - Sheri Fink of ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, for a story on the urgent life-and-death decisions made by the exhausted doctors in a hospital when they were cut off by floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina.

Explanatory Reporting - Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff, for reporting on contaminated hamburger and other food safety issues that highlighted failures in federal regulation, and eventually led to improved practices

Local Reporting - Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, for reports on the fraud and abuse in a child-care program for low-wage working parents, resulting a crackdown on providers.

National Reporting - Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff, for report on the dangerous use of cell phones and electronic gadgets while operating vehicles, and led to efforts to curb distracted driving.

International Reporting - Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post, for his series on Iraq as the US departs, and how Iraqi leaders and its people struggle to deal with the legacy of the war and the nations future.

Feature Writing - Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post, for his story about parents who accidentally killed their children by forgetting them in cars.

Commentary - Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post, for her perceptive and witty columns on political and moral issues; with experiences and values that lead her to unpredictable conclusions.

Criticism - Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post, for her dance criticism, with provocative comments and original insights.

Editorial Writing - Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson, and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning News, for their editorials about the social and economic divide between the city's rich and poor.

Editorial Cartooning - Mark Fiore, for his animated cartoons on SFGates.com, with his wit and extensive research that distilled complex issues.

Breaking News Photography - Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register, for her photograph of the moment when a rescuer dangling in a makeshift harness tries to save a woman trapped in the foaming water beneath a dam

Feature Photography - Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post, for his portrait of a teenager who joins the Army at the height of insurgent violence in Iraq.

Letter, Drama and Music

Fiction - Tinkers by Paul Harding

Drama - Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey

History - Lords of Finance: The Bankers who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed

Biography - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles

Poetry - Versed by Rae Armantrout

General Nonfiction - The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman

Music - Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon