Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal.
List of 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Books, Drama and Music
- Fiction: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
- Drama: Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
- History: Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by T.J. Stiles.
- Biography: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan,.
- Poetry: Ozone Journal by Peter Balakian.
- Music: In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry Threadgill.
Journalism
- Public Service: Associated Press.
- Breaking News Reporting: Los Angeles Times Staff.
- Investigative Reporting: Leonora LaPeter Anton and Anthony Cormier of the Tampa Bay Times and Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- Explanatory Reporting: Christian Miller of ProPublica and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project.
- Local Reporting: Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner of the Tampa Bay Times.
- National Reporting: The Washington Post Staff.
- International Reporting: Alissa J. Rubin of The New York Times.
- Feature Writing: Kathryn Schulz of The New Yorker.
- Commentary: Farah Stockman of The Boston Globe.
- Criticism: Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker.