Pulitzer Prize 2025 | 06 May 2025

Why in News? 

The Pulitzer Prizes 2025, honoring outstanding contributions to journalism and the arts, were announced by the Pulitzer Prize Board. 

Key Points 

• About Pulitzer Prize: 
  • The Pulitzer Prize is considered America's most prestigious honor in the field of journalism. 
  • This award was started in the year 1917, which is administered by Columbia University and the 'Pulitzer Prize Board'. 
    • The Pulitzer Prize Board is composed of judges appointed by Columbia University.  
  • This award is named in honor of renowned newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who bequeathed funds in his will to establish the School of Journalism at Columbia University and to institute the Pulitzer Prize. 
• Reward: 
  • Each award winner carries a certificate and prize money of USD 15,000 and the award winner in the 'Public Service Category' receives a gold medal.  
• Pulitzer Prize 2025: 
  • The Pulitzer Prizes for the year 2025 were given in a total of 23 categories, including 15 categories of journalism and 8 categories of books, drama, music etc. 
  • List of winners include: 
    • Fiction: Percival Everett won the award for his novel 'James' , which tells the story of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the point of view of a slave. 
    • Drama: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins was honored for “Purpose,” which delves into the inner complexities of a wealthy black family. 
    • Journalism: The New York Times won four Pulitzers, The New Yorker three, and The Washington Post three for their swift reporting on the Trump assassination attempt. 
    • Public Service: Kavita Suarna, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo and Stacy Kranitz (reporting on deaths of pregnant women due to obscure abortion law exceptions). 
    • Investigative Reporting: Reuters Staff (Supply chain expose on fentanyl crisis). 
    • Explanation: Azam Ahmed, Christina Goldbaum and Matthew Aikins (NYT). 
    • Local reporting: Alissa Zhu, Nick Thiem and Jessica Gallagher (Baltimore fentanyl crisis). 
    • National Reporting: Wall Street Journal Staff (reporting on Elon Musk). 
    • International reporting: Declan Walsh and NYT staff (reporting on the Sudan conflict). 
    • Special Writing: Mark Warren (Esquire). 
    • Commentary: Mosab Abu Toha (The New Yorker). 
    • Review: Alexandra Lang (Bloomberg CityLab). 
    • Editorial writing: Raj Mankad, Sharon Steinman, Lisa Falkenberg and Leah Binkowitz (Houston Chronicle). 
    • Featured reporting and commentary: Ann Telnes (Washington Post). 
    • Breaking News Photography: Doug Mills (NYT). 
    • Exclusive photography: Moises Saman (The New Yorker). 
    • Audio reporting: The New Yorker Staff.