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The 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Cartooning

Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com

For his animated cartoons appearing on SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle Web site, where his biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill complex issues set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary.
Lee Bollinger and Mark Fiore

Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University (left), presents the 2010 Editorial Cartooning prize to Mark Fiore.

Winning Work

Cartoon 1 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 2 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 3 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 4 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 5 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 6 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 7 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 8 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 9 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Cartoon 10 of 10 - 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinning animated cartoon by Mark Fiore published by SFGate.com in 2009

Biography

Mark Fiore, who the Wall Street Journal has called “the undisputed guru of the form,” creates animated political cartoons in San Francisco, where his work has been featured on the San Francisco Chronicle’s web site, SFGate.com, for nearly ten years. His work also appears on Slate.com, CBSNews.com, Motherjones.com and NPR’s web site. Fiore’s political animation has appeared on CNN, Frontline, Bill Moyers Journal, Solon.com and cable and broadcast outlets across the globe.

Beginning his professional life by drawing traditional political cartoons for newspapers, Fiore’s work appeared in publications ranging from the Washington Post to the Los Angeles Times. In the late 1990s, he began to experiment with animatng political cartoons and, after a short stint at the San Jose Mercury News as their staff cartoonist, Fiore devoted all his energies to animation.

Growing up in California, Fiore also spent a good portion of his life in the backwoods of Idaho. It was this combination that shaped him politically. Mark majored in political science at Colorado College, where, in a perfect send-off for a cartoonist, he received his diploma in 1991 as commencement speaker Dick Cheney smiled approvingly.

Mark Fiore was awarded a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in 2004 and has twice received an Online Journalism Award for commentary from the Online News Association (2002, 2008). Fiore has received two awards for his work in new media from the National Cartoonists Society (2001, 2002), and in 2006 received The James Madison Freedom of Information Award from The Society of Professional Journalists.

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Editorial Cartooning in 2010:

Matt Wuerker

For his broad portfolio that encompasses the nation's historic political year, using rich artistry, wry humor and sometimes animation to drive home his deft satire.

Tony Auth

For his masterful simplicity in expressing consistently fearless positions on national and local issues.

The Jury

Cynthia Tucker(chair )*

editorial page editor

Gilbert Bailon

editorial page editor

Matt Davies*

editorial cartoonist

Miriam Pepper

vice president, editorial page

Lucy Shelton Caswell

professor and curator

Winners in Editorial Cartooning

2009

Steve Breen

For his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.
2008

Michael Ramirez

For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.
2007

Walt Handelsman

For his stark, sophisticated cartoons and his impressive use of zany animation.
2006

Mike Luckovich

For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style.
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2010 Prize Winners

Fiction

Paul Harding

A powerful celebration of life in which a New England father and son, through suffering and joy, transcend their imprisoning lives and offer new ways of perceiving the world and mortality.
Special Citations and Awards

Hank Williams

For his craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life.
History

Liaquat Ahamed

A compelling account of how four powerful bankers played crucial roles in triggering the Great Depression and ultimately transforming the United States into the world's financial leader.
Poetry

Rae Armantrout

A book striking for its wit and linguistic inventiveness, offering poems that are often little thought-bombs detonating in the mind long after the first reading.
See All 2010 Winners