The Pulitzer Prizes for 2005 were announced on 2005-04-04. The Pulitzer Prize is a United States literary award given out each April. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...

Journalism

• Beat reporting: Amy Dockser Marcus of The Wall Street Journal for her "stories about patients, families and physicians [of the] world of cancer survivors".
• Breaking news photography: Associated Press staff
• Breaking news reporting: Staff of the The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey, for "coverage of the resignation of New Jersey’s governor after he announced he was gay and confessed to adultery with a male lover".
• Commentary: Connie Schultz of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
• Criticism: Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal
• Explanatory reporting: Gareth Cook of The Boston Globe for explaining "the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research".
• Editorial cartooning: Nick Anderson of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
• Editorial writing: Tom Philp of The Sacramento Bee
• Feature photography: Deanne Fitzmaurice of the San Francisco Chronicle
• Feature writing: Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune for her "account of a deadly 10-second tornado that ripped through Utica, Illinois".
• International reporting:
  • Kim Murphy of the Los Angeles Times for her "coverage of Russia's struggle to cope with terrorism, improve the economy and make democracy work".
  • Dele Olojede of Newsday, Long Island, New York, for his look at Rwanda 10 years after the Rwandan Genocide.
• Investigative reporting: Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon, "for his investigation exposing a former governor’s long concealed sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl".
• National reporting: Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times for his "stories about the corporate cover-up of responsibility for fatal accidents at railway crossings".
• Public service: Los Angeles Times, for "exposing deadly medical problems and racial injustice at a major public hospital".

The Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting has been presented since 1991 for a distinguished example of beat reporting characterized by sustained and knowledgeable coverage of a particular subject or activity. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ... Students gather following the Columbine High School massacre, part of the photography for which the Denver Rocky Mounain News won the 2000 Breaking News Photography Pulitzer. ... Associated Press logo The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency that claims to be the worlds oldest and largest. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is awarded each year since 1998 for a distinguished example of local reporting of breaking news. ... Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ... James E. Jim McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. ... The Plain Dealer is a Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, possibly first performed in 1674 or 1676, and published 1677. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated distinguished criticism. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by Columbia University. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting was first introduced in 1998, replacing the earlier Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ... Nelison Nick Anderson (born January 20, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former pro basketball player. ... Categories: Stub | Newspapers in Kentucky | Louisville, Kentucky ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing has been awarded since 1979 for a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality. ... Front page of the Tribune incorrectly reporting that Dewey won the 1948 presidential election The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains the leading newspaper of the Midwest of the United States. ... North Utica is a village located in La Salle County, Illinois. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... The Los Angeles Times (also LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid newspaper which primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ... The skulls of victims show gashes and signs of violence The Rwandan Genocide was the organized murder of up to one million Rwandans in 1994. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1985 for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series. ... The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ... Portland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ... Neil Edward Goldschmidt (born June 16, 1940) is a former politician and businessman living in the State of Oregon and a member of the Democratic Party. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which may include editorials, cartoons, and photographs, as well as reporting. ... The Los Angeles Times (also LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ...

Letters and drama

• Biography or autobiography: de Kooning: An American Master by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
• Drama: Doubt, a parable by John Patrick Shanley
• Fiction: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
• General non-fiction: Ghost Wars by Steve Coll
• History: Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
• Music: Second Concerto for Orchestra by Steven Stucky
• Poetry: Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser

The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... John Patrick Shanley (1950-) is a playwright from the Bronx. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... In the Bible, Gilead (גִּלְעָד Heap/mass of testimony/witness, Standard Hebrew Gilʿad, Tiberian Hebrew Gilʿāḏ) is the name of three persons and two geographic places. ... Marilynne Robinson (born 1947) is an American author. ... The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Composer Steven Stucky, pronounced [stʌki] (rhymes with lucky) born 1949 in Hutchinson, Kansas, has written commissioned works for many of the major American orchestras, including Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Philadelphia, and St. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Ted Kooser (b. ...