Pulitzer Prize Reading List

Intro to Journalism: Reporting

Instructions:

  • The following stories can be found online at
  • Look under the year the story was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the prize category noted below
  • Read stories noted for class discussions under the “Works” tab.

Feature Writing

1996

Rick Bragg (New York Times)

  • A Killer's Only Confidant: The Man Who Caught Susan Smith August 4, 1995
  • All She Has, $150,000, Is Going to a University August 13, 1995
  • Where Alabama Inmates Fade Into Old Age November 1, 1995

1997

Lisa Pollak (The Baltimore Sun)

Awarded to Lisa Pollak of The Baltimore Sun for her compelling portrait of a baseball umpire who endured the death of a son while knowing that another son suffers from the same deadly genetic disease.

  • The Umpire’s Sons December 29, 1996

1998

Thomas French (The St. Petersburg Times)

Awarded to Thomas French of the St. Petersburg Times for his detailed and compassionate narrative portrait of a mother and two daughters slain on a Florida vacation, and the three-year investigation into their murders.

  • Angels & Demons 1998

Pulitzer Prize Reading List

Intro to Journalism: Reporting

Instructions:

  • The following stories can be found online at
  • Look under the year the story was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the prize category noted below
  • Read stories noted for class discussions under the “Works” tab.

News Writing

1996

Robert D. McFadden (The New York Times)

Awarded to Robert D. McFadden of The New York Times for his highly skilled writing and reporting on deadline during the year.

  • After a Dry Summer, Listen to the Rhythm! September 18, 1995
  • 296 Arrested as Police Raid Cockfight in BronxMarch 27, 1995
  • Sudden Death for Woman Who Survived So Much April 10, 1995

1998

The LA Times staff

Awarded to the Los Angeles Times staff for its comprehensive coverage of a botched bank robbery and subsequent police shoot-out in North Hollywood.

  • A Neighborhood Under Siege: 'Don't Come Out! Don't Come Out!' Saturday, March 1, 1997

2004

Daniel Golden

The Wall Street Journal

  • College Ties: For Groton Grads, Academics Aren't Only Keys to Ivies April25,2003

Pulitzer Prize Reading List

Intro to Journalism: Reporting

Instructions:

  • The following stories can be found online at
  • Look under the year the story was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the prize category noted below
  • Read stories noted for class discussions under the “Works” tab.

Editorial Writing

2002

Alex Raksin and Bob Sipchen (The Los Angeles Times)

Awarded to Alex Raksin and Bob Sipchen of the Los Angeles Times for their comprehensive and powerfully written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets.

  • Sheriff Social Worker: Helping people off the streets

2001

David Moats (Rutland Herald)

Awarded to David Moats of the Rutland (Vt.) Herald for his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples.

  • Clash of ideas

1998

Bernard L. Stein (The Riverdale Press)

Awarded to Bernard L. Stein of The Riverdale (N.Y.) Press, a weekly, for his gracefully-written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents.

  • Fit Places for Learning? September 4, 1997

1997

Michael Gartner (The Daily Tribune)

Awarded to Michael Gartner of The Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa, for his common sense editorials about issues deeply affecting the lives of people in his community.

  • Tobacco lobbyists have earned their pay April 1, 1996