New York (CNNMoney) — The Associated Press won the top honor as the 100th annual Pulitzer Prizes were handed out on Monday (Tuesday, April 19, PHT).
The AP won the gold medal in public service for its investigation series entitled “Seafood from Slaves” into the profound labor abuses in the Southeast Asian fishing industry. It is the 52nd Pulitzer won by the AP.
The Washington Post was recognized for its enterprise work on police shootings in the United States. The Post won the Pulitzer for “Fatal Force,” a project that detailed the number of deadly police shootings throughout the country last year.
That national reporting award had been telegraphed on Monday morning, after Politico Playbook reported that Washington Post national reporter Wesley Lowery “jubilantly told friends at a party this weekend that he and a Post team” had been tipped off to the win.
The prizes, named for the pioneering newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, were established by Columbia University in 1917.
There are 14 journalism categories, primarily recognizing the work of print newspapers, but also recognizing magazines and digital news organizations. There are five book categories, one drama category, and one music composition.
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