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Pulitzer Prize winners announced Fourteen winners of journalism’s most prestigious annual prize were named by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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Afghan Shia Muslim Tarana Akbari, 12, cries near dead and injured people after explosions during a religious ceremony at the Abul Fazel shrine in the center of Kabul where Shia Muslims were marking the Day of Ashura. Agence France-Presse photographer Massoud Hossaini won the agency's first Pulitzer Prize for the picture "for his heartbreaking image of a girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber's attack at a crowded shrine in Kabul," the committee announced.
Massoud Hossaini
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Breaking news photography
Massoud Hossaini, of Agence France-Presse, won for his photo of the aftermath of a suicide bomber’s attack in Kabul.
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Feature photography
Brian Scott Ostrom looks over his military service records and weeps after being told his apartment application had been turned down. The leasing manager said he could not allow Ostrom to move in because of an assault charge on his background check. This image is part of Denver Post photographer Craig F. Walker's photo story about an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress.
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The Denver Post via Reuters
Feature photography
Brian Scott Ostrom cups his hand over his mouth as he tries to calm a panic attack at his apartment in Boulder, Colo. This image is part of Denver Post photographer Craig F. Walker's photo story that won the Pulitzer.
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The Denver Post via Reuters
Feature photography
Denver Post staff photographer Craig F. Walker reacts to winning his second Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
Kathryn Scott Osler
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The Denver Post via AP
Feature photography
Denver Post staff photographer Craig F. Walker hugs his son, Quinn, in Denver as he tells his mother he won his second Pulitzer Prize. His story on veteran Scott Ostrom's battle with PTSD has been widely regarded since its publication on the Denver Post's Media Center in December 2011.
Aaron Ontiveroz
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The Denver Post via AP
Local reporting
Sara Ganim and members of the Patriot-News staff won for their coverage of Jerry Sandusky and the Penn State football scandal.
Pat Little
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Reuters
Local Reporting
Patriot-News Editor David Newhouse, center right, congratulates Patriot-News reporter Sara Ganim, 24, center left, as Assistant Managing Editor Mike Feeley, left, Executive Editor Cate Barron, right, and other staff react after winning the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting at the paper's offices in Harrisburg, Pa.
Christine Baker
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The Patriot News via AP
Local Reporting
Patriot-News reporter Sara Ganim, 24, left, calls her sister while hugging Patriot-News reporter Jan Murphy after winning the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting at the paper's offices in Harrisburg, Pa. Ganim broke the news of the grand jury investigation into allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, and she also was first to report his indictment on charges of molesting several boys involved in a charity he ran. Sandusky has denied the allegations.
Christine Baker
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The Patriot News via AP
Investigative Reporting
Former Associated Press reporter Chris Hawley, second from left, shakes hands with Tom Curley, president and CEO of the news cooperative, after the AP won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in New York. A team of four reporters revealed a secret New York Police Department program that spied on Muslim neighborhoods. Joining Hawley are Eileen Sullivan, left, Matt Apuzzo, third from left, and Adam Goldman, right. Joining them is their editor Ted Bridis, second from right.
Mark Lennihan
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AP
Investigative reporting
Associated Press Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll, left, applauds as Associated Press reporter Adam Goldman, center, is hugged. He and three of his colleagues, Matt Apuzzo, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley, revealed a secret New York Police Department program that spied on Muslim neighborhoods.
Mark Lennihan
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AP
Breaking news reporting
The Tuscaloosa News won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the April 27, 2011, tornado that destroyed much of Tuscaloosa. Last year,the Pulitzer judges found no entry worthy of the prize for breaking news.
Dusty Compton
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The Tuscaloosa News via AP
Breaking news reporting
Tuscaloosa News' former executive editor Doug Ray, left, congratulates city editor Katherine Lee in Tuscaloosa, Ala., after the paper won a prize for its coverage of the April 27, 2011, tornado that destroyed much of Tuscaloosa. Ray was the executive editor at the time the story broke.
Robert Sutton
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The Tuscaloosa News via AP
National reporting
Huffington Post reporter David Wood won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his look at the suffering endured by U.S. veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Michelle Frankfurter
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Huffington Post via AP
Explanatory reporting
New York Times reporter David Kocieniewski, center, receives applause from his colleagues, friends and family. Shown in the New York Times newsroom are, from left, his girlfriend Audrey Gray and his daughters Devin Barricklow and Katia Barricklow. Kocieniewski won for his reporting on how the nation's wealthiest avoided paying taxes.
Richard Perry
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New York Times via AP
Investigative reporting
Michael J. Berens of the Seattle Times and colleague Ken Armstrong won for a story on a governmental body in Washington that moved vulnerable patients to a cheaper but more dangerous medication.
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Pulitzer Prize Board via AP
Investigative reporting
Ken Armstrong of the Seattle Times was honored with his colleague Michael J. Berens. The Associated Press was also honored in this category.
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The Seattle Times via AP
International reporting
Reporter Jeffrey Gettleman addresses his colleagues at the New York Times headquarters in New York after winning the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. At left is Gettleman's editor, Greg Winter. Gettleman won for his reports on famine and conflict in East Africa.
Richard Perry
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New York Times via AP
Public service
Members of the Philadelphia Inquirer staff react after learning of their Pulitzer Prize for public service from their series on school violence in Philadelphia. They are, front row left to right, reporter John Sullivan, reporter Sue Snyder, reporter Kristen Graham and editor Rose Ciotta. Reporter Jeff Gammage, background left, and reporter Dylan Purcell, background center, photographer David Swanson and and photographer Ron Tarver, right, are also part of the project.
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Philadelphia Inquirer via Reuters
Public service
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Susan Snyder, left, has a drink poured on her in celebration by Carolyn Davis after the paper won the Pulitzer Prize for public service. The Philadelphia Inquirer won for its exploration of pervasive violence in the city's schools, using powerful print narratives and videos to illuminate crimes committed by children against children and to stir reforms to improve safety for teachers and students.
Matt Slocum
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AP
Editorial Cartooning
Politico cartoonist Matt Wuerker speaks after an announcement of winning the 2012 Pulitzer for editorial cartooning at the company's headquarters in Arlington.
John Shinkle
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Politico via AP
Editorial cartooning
This cartoon by Matt Wuerker of Politico won in its category.
Matt Wuerker
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Politico via AP
Feature Writing
Eli Sanders of the Stranger, a Seattle weekly, was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.
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Columbia University via AP
Commentary writing
Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich acknowledges editor Gerould Kern after she enters the newsroom to find out she won the Pulitzer Prize in commentary writing.
Nancy Stone
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Chicago Tribune via AP
Criticism
Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
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Columbia University via AP
Biography
Author John Lewis Gaddis won for "George F. Kennan: An American Life."
Michael Marsland
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The Penguin Press via AP
Biography
"George F. Kennan: An American Life," by John Lewis Gaddis.
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The Penguin Press via AP
Music
Composer Kevin Puts was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for music, for his "Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts."
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Columbia University via AP
Poetry
Poet Tracy K. Smith was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for poetry for "Life on Mars."
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Columbia University via AP
Drama
Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes was honored for "Water by the Spoonful."
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Columbia University via AP
History
The late Manning Marable, author of "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention," was awarded the prize for history.
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Columbia University via AP
History
In this book cover image released by Viking, "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention" by Manning Marable, is shown. Marable, who died in 2011, was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for history.
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Viking via AP
General nonfiction
Author Stephen Greenblatt won for his book, "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern."
Rose Lincoln
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Harvard University via AP
General nonfiction
"The Swerve: How the World Became Modern," by Stephen Greenblatt, was honored.
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Harvard University via AP
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