Reuters has won a Pulitzer Prize in the beat reporting category for its series on Meta, the parent of Facebook.
Jeff Horwitz and Engen Tham of Reuters received the award for inventive and revelatory reporting on Meta that detailed the technology company’s willingness to expose users, including children, to scams and AI manipulation.
Reuters also won a Pulitzer in national reporting, notably Ned Parker, Linda So, Peter Eisler and Mike Spector, for documenting how the president used the U.S. government and the influence of his supporters to expand executive power and exact vengeance on his foes.
Bloomberg News won its second Pulitzer in the illustrated reporting and commentary category for work by Anand RK and Suparna Sharma, contributors, and Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg News.
The San Francisco Chronicle won a Pulitzer in explanatory reporting for their series “Burned,” which showed how insurance companies using algorithmic tools have failed Californians who lost their homes to fire by systematically undervaluing their properties, denying claims, and making it impossible for them to rebuild.
The local reporting award went to Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror and Sophie Chou and Haru Coryne of ProPublica for an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer protections.
The San Francisco Chronicle was also a finalist in investigative reporting. Cynthia Dizikes and Joaquin Palomino were recognized for the meticulous and heart-wrenching reporting on California’s psychiatric hospitals that put profits over patients and endangered some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens.
The Wall Street Journal was named a finalist in breaking news reporting for its comprehensive and compelling coverage of deadly Texas flooding, including the failures and technical errors that led to the tragedy and heartrending narratives of its impact.
The Wall Street Journal, for work led by Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo, was also a finalist in the public service category, for revelatory and forensic stories that helped provoke the release of millions of Justice Department files about Jeffrey Epstein’s powerful network.
Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose and Brandon Roberts of ProPublica were finalists in investigative reporting for exposing how the Food and Drug Administration allowed the import of generic drugs from foreign factories that violated safety standards — with potentially lethal consequences for unsuspecting Americans.
The staff of Bloomberg was a finalist in explanatory reporting for reporting on a new generation of so-called “revolutionary” cancer drugs that revealed how pharmaceutical companies, lobbyists, and medical entrepreneurs have reaped huge profits while failing to show that the drugs have extended people’s lives.
Bloomberg was also a finalist in national reporting for coverage of the Trump administration’s deregulation of cryptocurrencies, which revealed conflicts of interest within a complex industry filled with unusual characters.
