Here is the full list of winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes:
which was honored by
the Scripps, Polk and Online News Association Awards, was also speculated to win for its piece “The Killing of George Floyd,” as Scripps called the article “a local news story that quickly became the global epicenter of America’s long struggle with racial inequality and injustice,” according to. For that story and more, the publication’s staff was named the winner of the Breaking News Reporting Pulitzer.
Notably, 18-year-old Darnella Frazier was honored with the Special Citation for her cell phone recording of Floyd’s murder, “a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists' quest for truth and justice.” The Pulitzer Prize Board postponed the awards, originally slated for April 19, for the second consecutive year so that its 18 members could deliberate in person, rather than remotely. The annual awards luncheon, usually held at Columbia University, is also delayed until the fall.
Stay tuned for the full list of 2021’s winning storytellers in journalism, books, poetry and more below as they are announced:
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