2014 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism Announced

Posted on April 14, 2014

The winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes for journalism have been announced. The Guardian and The Washington Post were both award the Pulitzer Price in the public service category for breaking the important story about the NSA's widespread secret surveillance program. The story was one of the biggest stories of 2013 and continues to be a huge story this year. There have been continuous developments about the spy program as well as ways reporters discover the program impacts the life of citizens around the world.

Here is the list of winners:

Public Service: The Guardian US and The Washington Post
Breaking News Reporting: Staff of The Boston Globe
Investigative Reporting: Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, DC
Explanatory Reporting: Eli Saslow of The Washington Post
Local Reporting: Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of Tampa Bay Times
National Reporting: David Philipps of The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO
International Reporting: Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall of Reuters
Feature Writing: No award given
Commentary: Stephen Henderson of Detroit Free Press
Criticism: Inga Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial Writing: Editorial Staff of The Oregonian, Portland
Editorial Cartooning: Kevin Siers of The Charlotte Observer
Breaking News Photography: Tyler Hicks of The New York Times
Feature Photography: Josh Haner of The New York Times

Complete details about the all the winners can be found here.