Overview
- The Pulitzer Board announced the 2026 winners Monday, with administrator Marjorie Miller urging press access and the Board granting a special citation to Julie K. Brown for her Epstein investigation.
- The Washington Post won the Public Service gold medal for revealing the Trump administration’s chaotic overhaul of federal agencies and its toll on workers and services.
- The New York Times took Investigative Reporting for showing how President Trump broke conflict-of-interest guardrails to steer money-making deals that enriched his family and allies.
- Reuters earned National Reporting for documenting how Trump used federal power to expand his authority and punish foes, and it won Beat Reporting for uncovering Meta practices that exposed users, including children, to scams and AI manipulation.
- The Minnesota Star Tribune received Breaking News honors for thorough, compassionate coverage of the Annunciation Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded many others.