New York — The Washington Post won Pulitzer Prize For public service for its scrutiny of the Trump administration’s sweeping and capricious cuts and changes to federal agencies, The Associated Press won the award Monday for International reports.
The newspaper’s coverage highlighted the fast-moving, and sometimes murky, details of President Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape the national government, and the justices credited the newspaper with detailing what the changes mean for individual Americans.
The Pulitzer Prizes are among the nation’s most prestigious journalism awards and come in a challenging year for media outlets including The Washington Post. I cut the newspaper Cut a third of its staff This winter.
Over three years and thousands of pages of documents and numerous interviews, the AP project found that American companies help lay the foundations of the Chinese government’s system of monitoring and policing its citizens.
Other stories included a look at how Washington, through presidential administrations, has allowed technology companies and Beijing to skirt regulations aimed at preventing China from accessing certain materials, such as advanced computer chips.
Reuters won the National Reporting Award. The jury noted that its work addressed how US President Donald Trump used the federal government and the influence of his supporters to expand presidential power and attempt to punish his opponents.
It was one of two Reuters awards. Her reporting on social media giant Meta won an award in the newly revived reporting category.
Minnesota Star Tribune’s coverage of last year’s Mass Minneapolis Catholic school shooting It won the Breaking News Award.
The judges praised the newspaper’s “accuracy and compassion” in its coverage of the massacre in its hometown. Two children were killed and more than a dozen others were injured when the shooter opened fire During the first mass at school Of the school year. The shooter was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Pulitzer’s announcement — made via livestream and usually followed by a dinner later in the year — came just over a week after a gunman attacked Security checkpoint rushed and Shootout With Secret Service agents outside another major event for American journalists, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington. man now Charged with attempting to assassinate TrumpWho was attending the event for the first time as president.
The Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism recognize work completed in 2025 by American news websites, newspapers, magazines, and news services in the form of text, images, and audio. Video and graphics can be part of the entry package. The websites of TV and radio stations are also eligible, if their posts focus on written material.
Separately, Monday’s awards also honored books, music and theatre.
The Pulitzer Prizes were established in the will of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer and were first awarded in 1917. Winners receive $15,000, and the prestigious public service award receives a gold medal.
Decisions are made by the Pulitzer Board, based at Columbia University in New York. Associated Press Executive Editor Julie Pace is among the board members New members.