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The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is a Pulitzer Prize awarded for a distinguished example of breaking news, local reporting on news of the moment. It has been awarded since 1953 under several names:[ citation needed]

  • From 1953 to 1963: Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time
  • From 1964 to 1984: Pulitzer Prize for Local General or Spot News Reporting
  • From 1985 to 1990: Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting
  • From 1991 to 1997: Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting
  • From 1998 to present: Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

Prior to 1953, a Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting combined both breaking and investigative reporting under one category. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

Hitherto confined to local coverage, the Breaking News Reporting category was expanded to encompass state and national reporting in 2017. [1]

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Local General or Spot News Reporting

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

Notes

  1. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  2. ^ "1953 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1953.
  3. ^ "1954 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1954.
  4. ^ "1955 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1955.
  5. ^ "1956 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1956.
  6. ^ "1957 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1957.
  7. ^ "1958 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1958.
  8. ^ "Jack Nelson, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 80 (Oct. 21, 2009)".
  9. ^ "Special reports | Seattle Times Newspaper".
  10. ^ "Shooting coverage wins Pulitzer". 3 News NZ. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. April 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Breaking News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "Breaking News Reporting".
  14. ^ "Breaking News Reporting".
  15. ^ "Breaking News Reporting".
  16. ^ Staff (June 11, 2021). "Star Tribune wins Pulitzer for George Floyd reporting; Darnella Frazier also cited". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  17. ^ ""2022 Pulitzer Prizes & Finalists"". Pulitzer Prize. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting". Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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