Finalist: Politico , by Matt Wuerker
For his engaging mix of art and ideas, resulting in cleverly conceived cartoons that persuade rather than rant and that sometimes use animation to widen their impact.
Winners
Prize Winner in Editorial Cartooning in 2009:
Steve Breen
For his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.
Editorial Cartooning
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Cartooning in 2009:
Mike Thompson
For his compelling collection of print and animated cartoons that blend the great traditions of the craft with new online possibilities.
The Jury
The Jury
Jeanne Mariani-Belding(chair )
editorial page editor
Vanessa Gallman
editorial page editor
David Horsey*
editorial cartoonist and columnist
Allison Silver
former editor
Ken Tingley
editor
Winners in Editorial Cartooning
Michael Ramirez
For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.
Walt Handelsman
For his stark, sophisticated cartoons and his impressive use of zany animation.
Mike Luckovich
For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style.
Nick Anderson
For his unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.
2009 Prize Winners
Patrick Farrell
For his provocative, impeccably composed images of despair after Hurricane Ike and other lethal storms caused a humanitarian disaster in Haiti.
W.S. Merwin
A collection of luminous, often tender poems that focus on the profound power of memory.
Las Vegas Sun, and notably the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon
For the exposure of the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations, leading to changes in policy and improved safety conditions.
Staff
For its swift and sweeping coverage of a sex scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, breaking the story on its Web site and then developing it with authoritative, rapid-fire reports.