NY Times and Washington Post among top Pulitzer winners
US newspapers The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times were among the top winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes recognising outstanding journalism.
The Washington Post received the award for breaking news reporting for its coverage of the attempted assassination of then-US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The Wall Street Journal earned the Pulitzer for National Reporting for its exploration of tech billionaire Elon Musk's rapid ascent in US politics.
The New York Times stood out with four wins.
Its international team was recognised for reporting on the civil war in Sudan, while its local journalists were awarded for reports on rising drug deaths among Black communities in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Times also took home the prize for Explanatory Reporting for a deep dive into US military operations in Afghanistan.
Doug Mills, photographer for The New York Times, was recognised for his images of the Trump shooting attempt, including a photo capturing a bullet in mid-air.
News agency Reuters took home the Pulitzer for Investigative Reporting, awarded for its probing journalism on the deadly impact of the drug fentanyl.
Ann Telnaes was awarded in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category after leaving The Washington Post following a dispute over an unpublished cartoon critical of Trump.
Telnaes had been with the newspaper for 17 years.
Percival Everett's novel James, a reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was awarded the Pulitzer for Fiction.
The Non-Fiction prize went to Benjamin Nathans for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, a chronicle of Russian dissidents since the 1960s.
The Pulitzer Prizes were awarded for the 109th time.
The winners were picked by a jury based at New York's Columbia University.
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