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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.