UPDATE: 2004 Pulitzer Prizes Announced; LA Times Wins 5
The Los Angeles Times won five Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including one for its breaking news coverage of the massive wildfires that ravaged Southern California last fall.
The Los Angeles Times also won Pulitzers in criticism, editorial writing and national reporting for its examination of the tactics that have made Wal-Mart (WMT) the largest company in the world. It also won the award for feature photogtaphy.
The five awards were the second most ever awarded to a newspaper in a single year. The New York Times won seven in 2002 primarily for its coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and its aftermath.
As news of the awards reached the Los Angeles newsroom, staff members broke into cheers and applause.
"My feeling is this reflects the depth of talent at this paper and the depth of dedication across all departments," Times editor John S. Carroll told the staff.
The explanatory reporting award went to Kevin Helliker and Thomas M. Burton of The Wall Street Journal, which is published by Dow Jones & Co. (DJ), for their "groundbreaking" examination of aneurysms, an often overlooked medical condition that kills thousands of Americans each year.
The Journal won a second award for Daniel Golden for beat reporting, for his "compelling and meticulously documented" stories on admission preferences given to the children of alumni and donors at U.S. universities.
The New York Times (NYT) won the public service award for an examination by David Barstow and Lowell Bergman of death and injury among U.S. workers.
The prize for investigative reporting was awarded to Michael D. Sallah, Mitch Weiss and Joe Mahr of The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, for their series about an elite U.S. Army platoon accused of killing unarmed Vietnamese civilians in 1967.
The prize for international reporting went to Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post (WPO), for what the board called his "extraordinary ability to capture, at personal peril," the voices and emotions of Iraqis as their country was invaded, their leader toppled and their way of life upended.
The commentary award went to Leonard Pitts Jr. of The Miami Herald for his "fresh, vibrant columns that spoke, with both passion and compassion, to ordinary people on often divisive issues."
The prize for criticism went to Dan Neil of the Los Angeles Times for his "one-of-a-kind" reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with "offbeat humor and astute cultural observations."
The Pulitzer for editorial writing was awarded to William Stall of the Los Angeles Times for his "incisive editorials that analyzed California's troubled state government, prescribed remedies and served as a model for addressing complex state issues." While Stall has been with the paper 28 years, Neil joined the paper in September after freelancing.
The editorial cartooning prize went to Matt Davies of The Journal News, White Plains, N.Y., for his "piercing cartoons on an array of topics, drawn with a fresh, original style."
The photo award in breaking news went to David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer of The Dallas Morning News for their "eloquent" photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq.
The prize for feature photography went to Carolyn Cole of the Los Angeles Times for her behind-the-scenes look at the effects of civil war in Liberia, with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict.
The New York Times' award was for an unusual collaboration across media with the PBS program "Frontline" and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. The piece examined worker safety at the foundries of McWane Inc. (MCW.XX), a cast-iron pipe manufacturer where lax enforcement of rules contributed to thousands of injuries and some deaths.
"This represents an extraordinary pioneering example of a hybrid form of journalism," said Times Executive Editor Bill Keller. "It's another demonstration that whatever may be said about the Times being stodgily traditional, the fact is, we can do whatever we put our minds to."
The series was entered in both the investigative and the public service categories. It was a finalist for investigative reporting, and the board moved it to the public service category and gave it the prize.
The Blade's articles about Vietnam War atrocities prompted the military to begin interviewing former members of the unit and to look into why an earlier investigation - never before made public - was closed in 1975 with no charges filed.
"We won!" executive editor Ron Royhab yelled to a crowded newsroom after getting the news in a cell phone call. He pumped his fist in the air, setting off a wave of cheers and shouts. Sallah and Weiss hugged each other and the paper's top editors and publisher.
The board made no award in the feature writing category - the first time since the category was added in 1979 that an award wasn't given. The last time there was no award in a category was in 1993 for editorial writing.
Overall, the board hasn't made a journalism award 24 times in the 88 years they have been presented.
Each prize is worth $10,000, except for public service, which is recognized with a gold medal.
The awards are given by Columbia University on the recommendation of the 18-member Pulitzer board, which considers nominations from jurors in each category.
普利策奖2004年度新闻界获奖名单公布
《洛杉矶时报》(Los Angeles Times)周一获得五项普利策奖(Pulitzer Prizes)，其中包括因报导去年秋季肆疟南加利福尼亚州的大规模大火而获得的普利策突发新闻奖。
《洛杉矶时报》同时获得普利策全国性事务报导奖，因为其在报导中分析了导致沃尔玛(Wal-Mart)成为全球最大公司的策略。
普利策解释性报导奖授予《华尔街日报》(The Wall Street Journal)的Kevin Helliker和Thomas M. Burton，因为他们建设性的对动脉瘤进行调查，这种每年导致成千上万美国人丧生的病症经常被忽视。
《华尔街日报》的Daniel Golden同时获得普利策专题报导奖，因为他详细揭发美国大学给予毕业生和捐赠人子女优先录用的丑闻。这是该报三年来首次在一年内拿到两个奖项。
《纽约时报》(New York Times)获得了普利策公众服务奖，因为David Barstow和Lowell Bergman调查了美国工人死亡和受伤情况。
普利策调查性报导奖授予The Blade的Michael D. Sallah、Mitch Weiss和Joe Mahr。他们在一系列报导中揭发了美国军队的精英排Tiger Force在越南战争期间犯下的罪行。
普利策国际事务奖授予《华盛顿邮报》(The Washington Post)的Anthony Shadid，评奖委员会表示，因为其不计个人安危，捕捉到伊拉克人民在自己国家被侵略、领导人被颠覆以及生活方式被破坏时的心声以及情感。
普利策评论性文章奖授予The Miami Herald的Leonard Pitts Jr.，因为其在自己与众不同的、充满活力的专栏内使用饱含热情和悲天悯人的语言向普通人谈论通常导致争议的问题。
普利策批评性文章奖授予《洛杉矶时报》的Dan Neil，因为其在自己独一无二的汽车评论中将技术专业知识、不时出现的幽默及狡黠的文化评论结合起来。
普利策社论奖授予《洛杉矶时报》的William Stall，因为他在态度尖锐的社论中分析了加州深陷危机的州政府、提出了治疗方法，并成为明确州复杂问题的模式。
普利策漫画奖授予The Journal News的Matt Davies，因为他使用特立独行、原创的方式绘制涉及一系列题材的令人深深感动的漫画作品。
普利策突发性新闻摄影奖授予The Dallas Morning News的David Leeson和Cheryl Diaz Meyer，因为他们在自己极富感染力的摄影作品中描绘了伊拉克战争的血腥和痛苦。
普利策特写摄影奖授予《洛杉矶时报》的Carolyn Cole，因为她关注利比亚内战的影响，并特别关注此次冲突之中无辜平民的遭遇。
评奖委员会并未评出特写报导奖。
