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The 2006 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Criticism

Finalist: The Village Voice , by Jerry Saltz

For his fresh, down-to-earth pieces on the visual arts and other cultural topics.

Winners

Prize Winner in Criticism in 2006:

Robin Givhan

For her witty, closely observed essays that transform fashion criticism into cultural criticism. Criticism

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Criticism in 2006:

Nicolai Ouroussoff

For his graceful, contemplative and wide ranging critiques of architecture and urban design from New Orleans to Berlin.

The Jury

Jesse Washington(chair )

entertainment editor

Sasha Anawalt

director

Michael Barnes

arts and entertainment editor

Judith Howard

features editor

Julia Keller*

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Winners in Criticism

2005

Joe Morgenstern

For his reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with rare insight, authority and wit.
2004

Dan Neil

For his one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural observations.
2003

Stephen Hunter

For his authoritative film criticism that is both intellectually rewarding and a pleasure to read.
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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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