The winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday, recognizing excellence in journalism and the arts. ProPublica received the public service award for its examination of the effects of state abortion bans across the country. Reporters Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo, and photographer Stacy Kranitz used death certificates and hospital records in their work.
The New York Times staff earned four prizes. Awards recognized reporting on Sudan’s civil war by Declan Walsh and staff, and coverage of the failures of the United States in the war in Afghanistan by Azam Ahmed, Christina Goldbaum, and Matthieu Aikins.
Doug Mills of the Times won the breaking news photography prize for his photos capturing the moments surrounding the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump last year.
The Times also won in collaboration with The Baltimore Banner for an investigation into the deadly opioid crisis. Alissa Zhu, Nick Thieme, and Jessica Gallagher of The Baltimore Banner and the Times received the local reporting prize for this series on Baltimore’s fentanyl crisis. It marks The Baltimore Banner's first Pulitzer Prize since it Started in 2022.
The Washington Post staff received the prize for breaking news reporting for their coverage of the attempted assassination of Mr. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, utilizing audio and visual forensics alongside traditional reporting.
Ann Telnaes, formerly of The Washington Post, was awarded a prize for illustrated reporting and commentary. She resigned from the publication earlier this year.
Reuters won the investigative reporting prize for “Fentanyl Express,” a series detailing the supply chain of chemicals used to produce fentanyl. The Wall Street Journal staff received the national reporting award for coverage of Elon Musk, including details about his influence and reported use of illegal drugs.
The New Yorker won three awards, including commentary for Mosab Abu Toha's essays on experiences in the Gaza Strip, feature photography for Moises Saman's images in Syria, and audio reporting for the “In the Dark” podcast investigating events during the Iraq War.
Additional journalism prizes included criticism for Alexandra Lange’s work on public spaces and architecture, and editorial writing for The Houston Chronicle series on hazardous rail crossings in the city. Mark Warren received the feature writing prize for “Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy."
Awards in arts and letters included Percival Everett’s “James” for fiction, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose” for drama, and Jason Roberts’ “Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life” for biography.
