Winners of the 2017 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday. The annual prizes, which mark the best in journalism from the year, have evolved over time to include digital and magazine journalism.
Public Service:
The New York Daily News and ProPublica
“For uncovering, primarily through the work of reporter Sarah Ryley, widespread abuse of eviction rules by the police to oust hundreds of people, most of them poor minorities.”
Finalists – Chicago Tribune
Houston Chronicle
Breaking News Reporting:
East Bay Times
“For relentless coverage of the “Ghost Ship” fire, which killed 36 people at a warehouse party, and for reporting after the tragedy that exposed the city’s failure to take actions that might have prevented it.”
Finalists – The Dallas Morning News Staff
The Orlando Sentinel Staff
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