PULITZER PRIZE 2021 WINNERS
MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN, THE JOURNALIST OF INDIAN ORIGIN SHARED THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR 2021 FOR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING. THE OTHER TWO WINNERS IN THE SAME CATEGORY ARE ALISON KILLING AND CHRISTO BUSCHECK. THEY TOGETHER DID THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND EXPOSED THE MISERABLE CONDITION OF THE THOUSANDS OF UIGHUR MUSLIMS DETAINED IN THE CHINESE DETENTION CAMPS IN XINJIANG. THEIR REPORT WAS PUBLISHED IN BUZZ FEED NEWS, IT FETCHED THE NEWS AGENCY ITS FIRST PULITZER PRIZE.THE PRIZE IS ANNUALLY AWARDED IN 21 CATEGORIES. IN 2021 ONLY 20 CATEGORIES WERE AWARDED. EACH WINNER IS GIVEN $ 15,000 CASH AND A CERTIFICATE.
THE PULITZER WINNERS 2021
| CATEGORY | WINNERS |
| PUBLIC SERVICE | THE NEW YORK TIMES. |
| BREAKING NEWS REPORTING | STAFF OF THE STAR TRIBUNE. |
| INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | MATT ROCHELEAU, VERNAL COLEMAN, LAURA CRIMALDI, EVAN ALLEN AND BRENDAN MCCARTHY OF THE BOSTON GLOBE. |
| EXPLANATORY REPORTING | ANDREW CHUNG, LAWRENCE HURLEY, ANDREA JANUTA, JAIMI DOWDELL AND JACKIE BOTTS OF REUTERS. ED YONG OF THE ATLANTIC. |
| LOCAL REPORTING | KATHLEEN MCGRORY AND NEIL BEDI OF THE TAMPA BAY TIMES. |
| NATIONAL REPORTING | STAFFS OF THE MARSHALL PROJECT; AL.COM, BIRMINGHAM; INDY STAR, INDIANAPOLIS; AND THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTE, CHICAGO. |
| INTERNATIONAL REPORTING | MEGHA RAJGOPALAN, ALISON KILLING AND CHRISTO BUSCHEK OF BUZZ FEED NEWS. |
| FEATURE WRITING | MITCHELL.S. JACKSON, FREELANCE CONTRIBUTION, RUNNER’S WORLD, NADJA DROST, FREELANCE CONTRIBUTORS, THE CALIFORNIA SUNDAY MAGAZINE. |
| COMMENTARY | MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS OF THE RICHMOND (VA) TIMES- DISPATCH. |
| CRITICISM | WESLEY MORRIS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES. |
| EDITORIAL WRITING | ROBERT GREENE OF THE LOS-ANGELES TIMES. |
| EDITORIAL CARTOONING | NO AWARD. |
| BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. |
| FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY | EMILIO MORENATTI OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. |
| AUDIO REPORTING | LISA HAGEN, CHRIS HAXEL, GRAHAM SMITH AND ROBERT LITTLE OF NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO. |
