Pulitzer Prize Winners 2010
2010 Pulitzer Prize winners: Journalism
Public Service – Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
Breaking News Reporting – The Seattle Times Staff
Investigative Reporting – Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of the Philadelphia Daily News and Sheri Fink of ProPublica, in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine
Explanatory Reporting – Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff
Local Reporting – Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
National Reporting – Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff
International Reporting – Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post
Feature Writing – Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post
Commentary – Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post
Criticism – Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post
Editorial Writing – Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning News
Editorial Cartooning – Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com
Breaking News Photography – Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register
Feature Photography – Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post
2010 Pulitzer Prize winners: Letters, Drama and Music
Fiction – Tinkers by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press)
Drama – Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
History – Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)
Biography – The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf)
Poetry – Versed by Rae Armantrout (Wesleyan University Press)
General Nonfiction – The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman (Doubleday)
Music – Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon (Lawdon Press)
2010 Pulitzer Prize winners: Special Citations
Hank Williams