Watch: 2020 Pulitzer Winners Speak at Virtual Events
With many would-be live events turning virtual, more of this year's Pulitzer Prize winners can be seen and heard on video. Peruse some of their recent readings and speaking engagements here.
Pulitzer Stories
Writings on the winners, finalists, and history of the Pulitzer Prizes
Audio Reporting Winner Molly O'Toole: 'Audio Was Really the Only Medium for this Story'
'I work in words, and I love them dearly, but they can really only go so far toward capturing what it is like to be in a de-facto refugee camp on the U.S.-Mexico border,' O'Toole said of her work on President Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy.
Writing the Life of Susan Sontag: ‘People Always Knew that She was Somebody’
Benjamin Moser received the 2020 Prize in Biography for his thorough, empathetic exploration of the writer’s genius and humanity. Read on to discover how this work came together and why researching Sontag’s life felt like “standing in front of the Himalayas.”
Pulitzer Goes Back to School
As students across the country kick off the 2020-2021 school year, look back at Pulitzer winners and finalists that delved into education policy and academic life in America.
Telling Stories at a 'Deeply, Deeply Human Level'
This American Life, where Nadia Reiman is a staff member, received the 2020 Prize in Audio Reporting with Emily Green, and Molly O’Toole. Reiman discusses the story behind the episode she produced, ‘The Out Crowd.'
'The Most Important Single Intellectual Event of the Last Few Years': Norman Mailer and 'Town Bloody Hall'
Reissued by the Criterion Collection this week, Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker's 'Town Bloody Hall' captures an important moment in the history of second-wave feminism — and recalcitrant opposition from two-time Pulitzer winner Norman Mailer.
'Former Boeing People' and Readers 'Were Universally Angry at What We Had Uncovered'
When two new 737 MAX planes built by multinational aerospace company Boeing crashed, killing 346 people, a Seattle Times reporting team based where the jets are built in Washington state launched an extensive investigation that won them a 2020 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting. Learn more about how the team nailed down the facts of the story.
Q&A: 2020 Poetry Winner Jericho Brown
Jericho Brown received the 2020 Prize in Poetry for 'The Tradition,' a collection that 'combines delicacy with historic urgency.' Read on to discover his creation process and what it felt like to win a Pulitzer from his bedroom.
Q&A: 2020 Editorial Cartooning Winner Barry Blitt
'Honestly, I've had the best luck just trying to construct a visual joke, without worrying too much about interpretation. I trust a good metaphor, and a genuine laugh.'
Q&A: Emily Green
In 2020, the first Pulitzer in Audio Reporting recognized 'The Out Crowd,' which analyzed President Trump's immigration policy. Freelancer Emily Green of Vice News contributed to the project, which aired on 'This American Life.' Learn more about her reporting process — and how she learned she had won a Prize she didn't even know she had been nominated for.
