Finalist: The Wall Street Journal , by Jessica Silver-Greenberg
For her compelling examination of aggressive debt collectors whose often questionable tactics, profitable but largely unseen by the public, vexed borrowers hard hit by the nation's financial crisis.
Winners
Prize Winner in National Reporting in 2012:
David Wood
For his riveting exploration of the physical and emotional challenges facing American soldiers severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan during a decade of war.
National Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in National Reporting in 2012:
Jeff Donn
For his diligent exposure of federal regulators easing or neglecting to enforce safety standards as aging nuclear power plants exceed their original life spans, with interactive data and videos used to drive home the findings.
The Jury
The Jury
Jeanne Cummings(Chair )
deputy government team leader
Paul Anger
editor and publisher
Gerard Baker
deputy editor in chief
John Hassell
vice president of content
Rachel Smolkin
White House editor
Winners in National Reporting
Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein
For their exposure of questionable practices on Wall Street that contributed to the nation's economic meltdown, using digital tools to help explain the complex subject to lay readers.
Matt Richtel and members of the Staff
For incisive work, in print and online, on the hazardous use of cell phones, computers and other devices while operating cars and trucks, stimulating widespread efforts to curb distracted driving.
Staff
For "PolitiFact," its fact-checking initiative during the 2008 presidential campaign that used probing reporters and the power of the World Wide Web to examine more than 750 political claims, separating rhetoric from truth to enlighten voters. (Moved by the Board to the National Reporting category.)
Jo Becker and Barton Gellman
For their lucid exploration of Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful yet sometimes disguised influence on national policy.
2012 Prize Winners
No award
No award
Manning Marable
An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic.
John Lewis Gaddis
An engaging portrait of a globetrotting diplomat whose complicated life was interwoven with the Cold War and America's emergence as the world's dominant power.
Tracy K. Smith
A collection of bold, skillful poems, taking readers into the universe and moving them to an authentic mix of joy and pain.