Encyclopedia > Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism was first introduced in 1985, and continued under that name until 1997. Since then, it has been known as the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting was first introduced in 1998, replacing the earlier Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism. ...
Under the older name, the awards were as follows:
1985: Jon Franklin, Baltimore Evening Sun, for his seven-part series "The Mind Fixers," about the new science of molecular psychiatry.
1986: Staff of the New York Times, for a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in "Star Wars."
1987: Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner, Chicago Tribune. for their series on the promises of gene therapy, which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment.
1989: David Hanners, reporter, William Snyder, photographer, and Karen Blessen, artist, Dallas Morning News, for their special report on a 1985 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety.
1992: Robert S. Capers and Eric Lipton, Hartford Courant, for a series about the flawed Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems plaguing America's space program.
1994: Ronald Kotulak, Chicago Tribune, for his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science.
1995: Leon Dash, staff writer, and Lucian Perkins, photographer, Washington Post, for their profile of a District of Columbia family's struggle with destructive cycles of poverty, illiteracy, crime and drug abuse.
1996: Laurie Garrett, Newsday, Long Island, N.Y., for her courageous reporting from Zaire on the Ebola virus outbreak there. (The winner was entered and nominated in the International Reporting category and was moved by the Pulitzer Prize Board to Explanatory Journalism.)
1997: Michael Vitez, reporter, and April Saul and Ron Cortes, photographers of Philadelphia Inquirer, for a series on the choices that confronted critically-ill patients who sought to die with dignity.
For a distinguished example of explanatoryjournalism that illuminates significant and complex issues, Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Awarded to Michael Vitez, reporter, and April Saul and Ron Cortes, photographers, of The Philadelphia Inquirer for a series on the choices that confronted critically-ill patients who sought to die with dignity.
PulitzerPrize for ExplanatoryJournalism, became the PulitzerPrize for Explanatory Reporting.
PulitzerPrize for Photography, was divided in 1968 into PulitzerPrize for Feature Photography and a spot news category, which became the PulitzerPrize for Breaking News Photography.
PulitzerPrize for the Novel, became the PulitzerPrize for Fiction.
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