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The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
For a distinguished portfolio of editorial cartoons or other illustrated work (still, animated, or both) characterized by political insight, editorial effectiveness, or public service value, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).

Mona Chalabi, contributor, The New York Times

For striking illustrations that combine statistical reporting with keen analysis to help readers understand the immense wealth and economic power of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Mona Chalabi accepts the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary from Columbia University President Emeritus Lee Bollinger. (Diane Bondareff/The Pulitzer Prizes)

Winning Work

Winning Work

"Introduction" image.

"Bezos' Land" image.

"In Perspective" image (Part I).

"In Perspective" image (Part II).

"Workers" image.

"Cake" image.

"Time" image.

"Fluctuation" animated still. 

"Dive" image.

"Growth" image.

Biography

Mona Chalabi is a data journalist and illustrator.

Mona once worked directly with the type of data that dictates so much of our lives in both the private and nonprofit industry before crafting her own approach in journalism. Over the past decade she has researched several areas of social and economic justice including police violence, viral transmission and the cost of dying.

Her writing and illustrations have been featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker and the Guardian where she is currently the data editor. She is also the executive producer and creative director of an upcoming animated TV show with Ramy Youssef and A24.

Her work has earned her a fellowship at the British Science Association, an Emmy nomination and recognition from the Royal Statistical Society. In recent years, her work has been exhibited at the Tate, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Design Museum. She studied international relations in Paris and Arabic in Jordan.

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary in 2023:

Matt Davies of Newsday, Long Island, N.Y.

For his sharp editorial perspective on the year’s political figures, rendered in distinctive drawings that avoid formulaic punchlines and are often from the vantage point of those who are not in power.

Pia Guerra, contributor, The Washington Post

For her elegant black-and-white drawings that offer insightful commentary on the year’s biggest news events, illustrations distinguished by their simplicity, playfulness and emotional punch.

The Jury

Steve Duenes(Chair)

Deputy Managing Editor, The New York Times

Kainaz Amaria

National Visual Enterprise Editor, The Washington Post

Kathleen McElroy

Professor and Frank A. Bennack Jr. Chair in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

Kevin Siers*

Editorial Cartoonist, Charlotte Observer

Raghuram Vadarevu

Senior Editor, Storytelling, The Marshall Project

Winners in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary

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2023 Prize Winners

Commentary

Kyle Whitmire of AL.com, Birmingham

For measured and persuasive columns that document how Alabama's Confederate heritage still colors the present with racism and exclusion, told through tours of its first capital, its mansions and monuments–and through the history that has been omitted.
Investigative Reporting

Staff of The Wall Street Journal

For sharp accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials at 50 federal agencies, revealing those who bought and sold stocks they regulated and other ethical violations by individuals charged with safeguarding the public’s interest.
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