Pulitzer Prize 2025: NYT Wins 4 Awards, New Yorker Secures 3, Doug Mills Wins for Breaking News Photography.

Awards

In May 2025, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced the winners of the 109th Pulitzer Prize (2025) across various categories, including Journalism, Books, Drama and Music, and Special Citations.


      - This year, The New York Times (NYT) won 4 awards in different categories, bringing its total Pulitzer Prize count to a record-breaking 139 since the awards were first presented in 1917.

      - Following closely behind, The New Yorker magazine secured 3 awards in categories such as commentary, feature photography, and audio reporting, with special recognition for its coverage of overseas wars.

     

Main Point :-   (i) The Pulitzer Prize is currently awarded in 24 categories, which are broadly classified into: Journalism (15), Letters, Drama, and Music (8), and Special Citation (1).

      (ii) Renowned American photographer Doug Mills of NYT won the 'Breaking News Photography' award for his powerful image capturing the attempted assassination of USA Presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania.


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