One of the biggest days in American journalism was met with newsroom festivities to match.
Following the presentation of the 103rd Pulitzer Prizes at Columbia University on Monday, winning newsrooms around the country celebrated with champagne, cake and speeches.
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The Los Angeles Times staff popped bottles of bubbly after winning the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. After The (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Advocate won the award for local reporting — its first Pulitzer win — staffers embraced in the middle of the newsroom. And there were several all-staff speeches around the country.
Below are some of the reactions from Pulitzer-winning newsrooms, large and small. Have another post you think we should include? Send it to dfunke@poynter.org.
@washingtonpost gathers for #Pulitzer prize announcements @PulitzerPrizes pic.twitter.com/uNNgNmSIPs
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) April 15, 2019
The @nytimes newsroom is #Pulitzer ready. pic.twitter.com/wVJUdzMewl
— Jamie Stockwell (@jamiestockwell) April 15, 2019
#Pulitzer Day at the Post. pic.twitter.com/l47W7Qe0KM
— Gene Park (@GenePark) April 15, 2019
My first #Pulitzer day at the @latimes, as @NPearlstine (center) and the paper’s staff gather in the newsroom to watch the livestream of the announcements pic.twitter.com/xQpTQ1Urzc
— stuart emmrich (@StuartEmmrich) April 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/katiezavadski/status/1117869023843110914
The moment @latimes was named a Pulitzer winner. Holy cow, I want to be like @latimesharriet, @MattHjourno and @PringleLATimes when I grow up. #Pulitzer pic.twitter.com/Cw7b2bKm67
— Jessica Martinez (@jessicamartinez) April 15, 2019
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Congratulations, @CarlosLozadaWP!! #Pulitzer pic.twitter.com/9dj5dZbPgh
— Amy B Wang (@amybwang) April 15, 2019
Congrats to @CarlosLozadaWP .
An amazing writer, a wonderful colleague and the guy who is @washingtonpost 's Michaelangelo!#Pulitzer winner pic.twitter.com/BVdlaVtVNr— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) April 15, 2019
Proud that our South Florida Sun Sentinel has won the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service Reporting for our coverage in Parkland. #Pulitzer pic.twitter.com/fM5CH37qYr
— Phillip Valys (@PhilValys) April 15, 2019
Celebrating this #Pulitzer win with champagne of course 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/QmzcuV3Yov
— Brittny Mejia (@brittny_mejia) April 15, 2019
LA Times wins #pulitzer for investigative reporting! Reaction in newsroom: pic.twitter.com/oMArYu9gqz
— Del Quentin Wilber (@DelWilber) April 15, 2019
Congratulations to @joe_palazzolo @mrothfeld @rebeccadobrien @nicole_hong & rest of the @WSJ team on winning #Pulitzer prize for exposing President Trump's hush money payments to Stormy Daniels & Karen McDougal – and all the impact the stories have had: https://t.co/niYmfUpVoH pic.twitter.com/ZUPFs5Plax
— Cezary Podkul (@Cezary) April 15, 2019
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Two @PulitzerPrizes winners: @pdpj shooting the latest, @tonymess. Congratulations, Tony! pic.twitter.com/ybrtqUaif1
— Valerie Schremp Hahn 📰 (@valeriehahn) April 15, 2019
That’s @dailycal alumnus @DarrinBellArt giving a speech on his #Pulitzer win today — my two worlds collide !! pic.twitter.com/i6ITSuam4L
— Andrea Platten (@andreaplatten) April 15, 2019
Today is a special day. The #Pulitzer prize winners in @WSJ newsroom and beyond represent the very height of courage and dedication to an informed public: following the money through tragic loss, gunfire, jail, endless reporting dead-ends and tough critics inside & out. Bravo! pic.twitter.com/YmEogfITtd
— kelsey gee (@kelseykgee) April 15, 2019
Everyone’s gathered in the newsroom to toast to @mrothfeld, @joe_palazzolo and the rest of the @WSJ team responsible for the #Pulitzer winning coverage of Michael Cohen and hush money payments related to President Trump. pic.twitter.com/w8b9jzyWVo
— Michelle Ma (@HiMichelleMa) April 15, 2019
Here is the moment where the Baton Rouge newsroom found out they were Pulitzer Prize winners. pic.twitter.com/ZduQKsurxv
— The Advocate (@theadvocatebr) April 15, 2019
The moment The Advocate's New Orleans newsroom found out they were Pulitzer Prize winners. Incredible moment. pic.twitter.com/fY9IVb92Yj
— New Orleans Advocate (@theadvocateno) April 15, 2019
.@michaelsiconolf calls @joe_palazzolo & @mrothfeld "the Woodward and Bernstein of our time." Couldn't agree more. So happy to raise a glass to you & the team to toast #Pulitzer Prize — congratulations! pic.twitter.com/2ll4YYE7um
— Cezary Podkul (@Cezary) April 15, 2019
It is a proud #Pulitzer day in the newsroom as @murraymatt addresses the troops https://t.co/dNln1UxKEG pic.twitter.com/mMwwOlmIZx
— Robin Wood Sailer (@ARobinWood) April 15, 2019