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The 2006 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Commentary

Finalist: The Times-Picayune , by Chris Rose

For his vibrant and compassionate columns that gave voice to the afflictions of his city after it was struck by Hurricane Katrina.

Winners

Prize Winner in Commentary in 2006:

Nicholas D. Kristof

For his graphic, deeply reported columns that, at personal risk, focused attention on genocide in Darfur and that gave voice to the voiceless in other parts of the world. Commentary

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Commentary in 2006:

Cynthia Tucker

For her pungent, clear-eyed columns that tackled controversial issues with frankness and fortitude.

The Jury

Margaret Sullivan(chair )

editor and vice president

Lenore Devore

managing editor

Sandra Duerr

executive editor

Sue Hale

executive editor

John Mancini

editor

Ray Marcano

deputy managing editor

David Meeks

city editor

Winners in Commentary

2005

Connie Schultz

For her pungent columns that provided a voice for the underdog and underprivileged.
2004

Leonard Pitts Jr.

For his fresh, vibrant columns that spoke, with both passion and compassion, to ordinary people on often divisive issues.
2003

Colbert I. King

For his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom.
2002

Thomas Friedman

For his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.
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2006 Prize Winners

Public Service

The Times-Picayune

For its heroic, multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, making exceptional use of the newspaper's resources to serve an inundated city even after evacuation of the newspaper plant. (Selected by the Board from the Public Service category, where it was entered.)
Public Service

Sun Herald

For its valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest need.
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