winners of 2008 pulitzer prize were announced

2008 Pulitzer Prize winners announced - PRESS TV
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The 92nd annual Pulitzer Prize Board has announced the list of 2008 winners with the WP on top and the NYT as the second biggest winner.

The prize for Public Service is awarded to the Post for the work of 'Dana Priest', 'Anne Hull' and photographer 'Michel du Cille' in exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, evoking a national outcry that led to reforms by federal officials.

The Washington Post Staff are distinguished for exceptional, multi-faceted coverage of the deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, telling the developing story in print and online.

Two Prizes of $10,000 each are granted to two Investigative Reportings by The Chicago Tribune Staff and the New York Times.

Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times received the Pulitzer Prize for their stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and other everyday products imported from China, leading to crackdowns by American and Chinese officials.

The Chicago Tribune Staff are the distinguished winner of the Pulitzer Prize for its exposure of faulty governmental regulation of toys, car-seats and cribs, resulting in the extensive recall of hazardous products and congressional action to tighten supervision.

Amy Harmon of The New York Times gained the prize of Explanatory Reporting for her striking examination of the dilemmas and ethical issues that accompany DNA testing, using human stories to sharpen her reports.

The Pulitzer Prize awarded the prize of Local Reporting to David Umhoefer of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for his stories on the skirting of tax laws to pad pensions of county employees, prompting change and possible prosecution of key figures.

Pulitzer believes the lucid exploration of Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful yet sometimes disguised influence on national policy by the Post's Jo Becker and Barton Gellman is worth of winning the prize for National Reporting.

Steve Fainaru, another journalist of The Washington Post receiveed the prize of International Reporting for his heavily reported series on private security contractors in Iraq that operate outside most of the laws governing American forces.

Pulitzer awarded its Feature Writing to Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post for his chronicling of a world-class violinist who, as an experiment, played beautiful music in a subway station filled with unheeding commuters.

Pulitzer granted it prize for Commentary to Steven Pearlstein of The Washington Post for his insightful columns that explore the nation's complex economic ills with masterful clarity.

Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe was awarded the prize for Criticism for his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting.

The selecting board of the Pulitzer Prize found that none of the nominees qualified for Editorial Writing award.

Michael Ramirez of Investor's Business Daily won the prize of Editorial Cartooning for his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.

The Pulitzer board awarded its Breaking News Photography prize to Adrees Latif of Reuters for his dramatic photograph of a Japanese videographer, sprawled on the pavement, fatally wounded during a street demonstration in Myanmar.

The Feature Photography prize was given to Preston Gannaway of the Concord (N.H.) Monitor for her intimate chronicle of a family coping with a parent's terminal illness.

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