The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear presentation. From 1985 to 1997, it was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism. The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Pulitzer Prize Board announced the new category of in November of 1984, citing a series of explanatory articles that seven months earlier had won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. The series, "Making It Fly" by Peter Rinearson of the Seattle Times, was a 29,000-word account of the development of the Boeing 757 jetliner. It had been entered in the National Reporting category, but judges moved it to Feature Writing to award it a prize. In the aftermath, the Pulitzer Prize Board said it was creating the new category in part because of the ambiguity about where explanatory accounts such as "Making It Fly" should be recognized. 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. ... The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... The Boeing 757 is an American medium to long haul commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism

• 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.
• 1988: Daniel Hertzberg and James B. Stewart, Wall Street Journal, for their stories about an investment banker charged with insider trading and the critical day that followed the October 19, 1987, stock market crash.
• 1989: David Hanners, reporter, William Snyder, photographer, and Karen Blessen, artist, The Dallas Morning News, for their special report on a 1985 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety.
• 1990: David A. Vise and Steve Coll, Washington Post, for stories scrutinizing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, John Shad.
• 1991: Susan C. Faludi, Wall Street Journal, for a report on the leveraged buy-out of Safeway Stores, Inc., that revealed the human costs of high finance.
• 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.
• 1993: Mike Toner, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for "When Bugs Fight Back," a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics and pesticides.
• 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer, for a series on the choices that confronted critically-ill patients who sought to die with dignity.

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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). ... Safeway Inc. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Hartford Courant is Connecticuts largest daily newspaper, and the only morning newspaper for most of the state north of New Haven and east of Waterbury. ... The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ... 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Laurie Garrett is a writer, author of the popular book The Coming Plague which discussed the vulnerability of the world to disease due to the lack of attention and funding given to health. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ... Ebola is the common term for a group of viruses belonging to genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, which cause Ebola hemorrhagic fever. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Vitez is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and published author. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ...

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting

• 1998: Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune, for his enlightening profile of the Human Genome Diversity Project, which seeks to chart the genetic relationship among all people.
• 1999: Richard Read, The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), for vividly illustrating the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries.
• 2000: Eric Newhouse, Great Falls Tribune (Montana), for his vivid examination of alcohol abuse and the problems it creates in the community.
• 2001: Staff of the Chicago Tribune, for "Gateway to Gridlock," its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic American air traffic system.
• 2002: Staff of The New York Times, for its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the September 11th attacks on America, that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed.
• 2003: Staff of the Wall Street Journal, for its clear, concise and comprehensive stories that illuminated the roots, significance and impact of corporate scandals in America. This was originally nominated in the Public Service category, but was moved by the jury.
• 2004: Kevin Helliker and Thomas M. Burton, Wall Street Journal, for their groundbreaking examination of aneurysms, an often overlooked medical condition that kills thousands of Americans each year.
• 2005: Gareth Cook, Boston Globe, for explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research.
• 2006: David Finkel, Washington Post, for his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the United States government’s attempt to bring democracy to Yemen.

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