2025 Pulitzer Prize winners announced, recognizing critical journalism

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes honored major news organizations for exceptional journalism on critical issues, including The New York Times with four awards for coverage of the fentanyl crisis, U.S. military policy failures, the Sudan conflict, and breaking news photography of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The New Yorker received three awards, notably for commentary on Gaza, investigative podcasting about U.S. military actions in Iraq, and feature photography from Syria. ProPublica was awarded the prestigious public service medal for reporting on the deaths of pregnant women in states with strict abortion laws. The Washington Post was recognized for its urgent and detailed breaking news coverage of the Trump assassination attempt, utilizing on-the-ground reporting and advanced visual forensics. Reuters was honored for its investigative reporting on lax fentanyl regulations, while editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes was singled out after resigning from The Washington Post over editorial disagreements. The awards highlighted both the resilience of American journalism and the challenges faced by the press amid increasing threats to media freedom.