The front page of the September 12, 2001 edition of The Wall Street Journal. Seven months later, the newspaper's staff received the 2002 Breaking News Reporting Prize "for its comprehensive and insightful coverage, executed under the most difficult circumstances, of the terrorist attack on New York City, which recounted the day's events and their implications for the future." (File)
Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. As individuals around the world reflect on the enduring horror of the incursions and their manifold legacy in global history, find a list of Pulitzer-winning coverage of the day and its origins and aftermath below.
Public Service (2002)
For "A Nation Challenged," a special section published regularly after the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, which coherently and comprehensively covered the tragic events, profiled the victims, and tracked the developing story, locally and globally.
Breaking News Reporting (2002)
Staff of The Wall Street Journal
For its comprehensive and insightful coverage, executed under the most difficult circumstances, of the terrorist attack on New York City, which recounted the day's events and their implications for the future.
Explanatory Reporting (2002)
For its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the September 11th attacks on America, that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed.
National Reporting (2002)
For its comprehensive coverage of America's war on terrorism, which regularly brought forth new information together with skilled analysis of unfolding developments.
Commentary (2002)
Thomas Friedman of The New York Times
For his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.
Breaking News Photography (2002)
For its consistently outstanding photographic coverage of the terrorist attack on New York City and its aftermath.
General Nonfiction (2005)
"Ghost Wars" answers the questions so many have asked since the horrors of September 11: To what extent did America's best intelligence analysts grasp the rising threat of Islamist radicalism? Who tried to stop bin Laden and why did they fail?
General Nonfiction (2007)
"The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," by Lawrence Wright (Alfred A. Knopf)
A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. Lawrence Wright's remarkable book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States.