2018 awards in American journalism and other fields
The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2017 calendar year. Prize winners and nominated finalists were announced by Dana Canedy at 3:00 p.m. EST on April 16, 2018.[ 1]
The New York Times won the most awards of any newspaper, with three, bringing its total to one hundred and twenty-five Pulitzer Prizes.[ 2] [ 3] The Washington Post won Investigative Reporting and National Reporting, the latter of which was shared with The New York Times .[ 4] The New York Times and The New Yorker won the prize in public service, bringing their totals to 125 and five, respectively.[ 5] The Press-Democrat won Breaking News Reporting , bringing its total to two prizes.[ 6] The staff of The Arizona Republic and USA Today won for explanatory reporting; The Cincinnati Enquirer for local reporting about the heroin epidemic; and Reuters won international reporting.
In letters, drama, and music, Kendrick Lamar 's Damn won the music prize, the first non-classical and non-jazz work to win the award.[ 7]
^ "Announcement of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners" . The Pulitzer Prizes . April 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
^ "The Times Just Won 3 Pulitzers. Read the Winning Work" . The New York Times . April 16, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (April 16, 2018). "The Times and The New Yorker Share Pulitzer Prize for Public Service" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
^ Farhi, Paul (April 16, 2018). "The Washington Post wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes for reporting on Russian interference and Alabama Senate race" . The Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
^ "The New Yorker and The New York Times Win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service" . The New Yorker . April 16, 2018. ISSN 0028-792X .
^ "Pulitzer Prize awarded to Press Democrat for wildfire coverage" . Santa Rosa Press Democrat . April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
^ "Kendrick Lamar the 1st rapper to win Pulitzer" . The Associated Press . WANE. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .