Associated Press

NEW YORK – The Washington Post on Monday received the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service Journalism for its coverage of the January 6 uprising in the U.S. Capitol, an attack on democracy that was a shocking start to a turbulent year that also led to the end of the United States. The longest war of the states in Afghanistan.

Extensive reports by The Post, published in a complex interactive series, revealed numerous problems and failures in political systems and security before, during and after the riot in the newspaper’s own yard on January 6, 2021. The uprising also received the Getty Images Award, which received one of two awards given in the latest news photography.

The U.S. withdrawal and the resurgence of Taliban rule in Afghanistan have permeated various categories: Another award given in a recent news photo went to a Los Angeles Times correspondent and photographer Marcus Yam for work related to the fall of Kabul. The New York Times won in the category of international reports for reports of severe official reports of civilian deaths as a result of U.S. airstrikes in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Pulitzer Prize, administered by Columbia University and considered the most prestigious in American journalism, recognizes work in 15 nominations for journalism and seven arts categories. This year’s awards, which were broadcast live, honor the work done in 2021. The winner of the Civil Service Award receives a gold medal, and the winners of each of the other categories receive $ 15,000. The intersection of health, safety and infrastructure plays an important role among the winning projects.

The Tampa Bay Times received an award for its investigation into the film “Poisoned”, its in-depth study of a lead-polluting lead factory. The Miami Herald received an award for the latest news for its work covering the deadly collapse of Surfside’s apartment, while The Better Government Association and the Chicago Tribune received a local reportage award for “Deadly Fires, Unfulfilled Promises,” an oversight test and a deficiency newspaper. compliance with fire safety standards.

“As editors, we have put our hearts into the latest news and the constant daily coverage and subsequent investigation into the history of the Champlain Towers South condominium crash,” wrote The Miami Herald executive editor Monica Richardson in a statement. “It was our story that we have to tell because the people and families at Surfside who have suffered from this unimaginable tragedy are part of our community.”

Elsewhere in Florida, Tampa Bay Times editor and vice president Mark Catches reflected those sentiments, calling his newspaper’s victory “a testament to the importance of an important local newsroom like the Times.”

The Pulitzer Prize also honored Ukrainian journalists in recognition of their “courage, endurance and devotion” in the coverage of the Russian invasion, which began earlier this year. In August last year, the Pulitzer Prize presented a special award to Afghan journalists who, risking their safety, helped create news and images from their war-torn country.