Pulitzer prize for breaking news reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, recognizing excellence in reporting on breaking news stories. Here are the winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting since 1984:
- 1984: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for its coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident
- 1985: The Los Angeles Times for its coverage of the Los Angeles riots
- 1986: The Dallas Times Herald for its coverage of the TWA Flight 847 hijacking
- 1987: The New York Times for its coverage of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
- 1988: The Washington Post for its coverage of the Iran-Contra affair
- 1989: The Los Angeles Times for its coverage of the Rodney King beating and the subsequent riots
- 1990: The New York Times for its coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill
- 1991: The Los Angeles Times for its coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake
- 1992: The New York Times for its coverage of the Gulf War
- 1993: The Dallas Morning News for its coverage of the Branch Davidian siege
- 1994: The New York Times for its coverage of the Northridge earthquake
- 1995: The Los Angeles Times for its coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing
- 1996: The New York Times for its coverage of the TWA Flight 800 crash
- 1997: The Denver Post for its coverage of the Columbine High School shooting
- 1998: The New York Times for its coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal
- 1999: The Seattle Times for its coverage of the Columbine High School shooting
- 2000: The New York Times for its coverage of the Elián González custody battle
- 2001: The Denver Post for its coverage of the Columbine High School shooting
- 2002: The New York Times for its coverage of the 9/11 attacks
- 2003: The Boston Globe for its coverage of the Boston Red Sox's World Series victory
- 2004: The New York Times for its coverage of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
- 2005: The Los Angeles Times for its coverage of the 2004 California wildfires
- 2006: The New York Times for its coverage of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina
- 2007: The Seattle Times for its coverage of the 2006 Washington state wildfires
- 2008: The Hartford Courant for its coverage of the 2007 Cheshire, Connecticut home invasion
- 2009: The Seattle Times for its coverage of the 2008 Washington state wildfires
- 2010: The New York Times for its coverage of the 2009 Haiti earthquake
- 2011: The Seattle Times for its coverage of the 2010 Washington state wildfires
- 2012: The Tampa Bay Times for its coverage of the 2010 Florida sinkhole
- 2013: The Boston Globe for its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing
- 2014: The Washington Post for its coverage of the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting
- 2015: The Baltimore Sun for its coverage of the 2015 Baltimore riots
- 2016: The Orlando Sentinel for its coverage of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting
- 2017: The East Bay Times for its coverage of the 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire
- 2018: The South Florida Sun-Sentinel for its coverage of the 2018 Parkland school shooting
- 2019: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for its coverage of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
- 2020: The South Florida Sun-Sentinel for its coverage of the 2019 Florida hurricanes
- 2021: The Courier-Journal for its coverage of the 2020 Louisville protests and the Breonna Taylor case
- 2022: The Anchorage Daily News for its coverage of the 2020 Alaska wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic