Legendary science reporter Sharon Begley wasn’t here to celebrate her Pulitzer recognition. But her loved ones haven’t forgotten. The late Sharon Begley’s husband and colleagues reflect on her contributions to STAT’s Pulitzer Prize finalist pandemic coverage. June 17, 2021 Jaden Edison
The Pulitzers didn’t name a winner in editorial cartooning. That’s unusual, but not unprecedented. ‘This feels like it's an insult to the entire profession,’ said one of the finalists. June 15, 2021 Angela Fu
Freelancers rarely win Pulitzers. But this year, two writers took home journalism’s top prize. Nadja Drost and Mitchell S. Jackson both won Pulitzers Friday in Feature Writing. Two other freelancers were finalists in other categories. June 14, 2021 Angela Fu
Opinion | A special Poynter Report: Looking at this year’s Pulitzer Prizes Stories about COVID-19 and race and policing dominated the awards, while Trump-related stories were largely absent from the list of winners. June 14, 2021 Tom Jones
Virginia columnist earns Pulitzer Prize for columns challenging white supremacy Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond Times-Dispatch won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary following a remarkable year for local journalism June 14, 2021 Jaden Edison
Opinion | 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 12, 2021 Jaden Edison
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
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
Opinion | 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
An essay about his mustache and much, much more propels The New York Times’ Wesley Morris to the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism It is the second time Morris has won — he previously won in 2012 while he worked at The Boston Globe June 11, 2021 Rick Edmonds
What journalism students can learn from this year’s Pulitzer Prizes From sentence structure to holding power to account, this year's winners offer a buffet of ideas for students and teachers June 11, 2021 Barbara Allen
