Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography

The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, has been awarded since 2000. Before 1968, there was only one photography category, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, which was divided into the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography (later renamed breaking news) and feature categories. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

List of winners and their official citations

* 2000: Photographic staff of the Denver "Rocky Mountain News", "for its photographic coverage of students following the shooting at Columbine High School near Denver." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2000,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2000,Breaking+News+Photography images] )

* 2001: Alan Diaz, "Associated Press", "for his photograph of federal agents removing Elián González from his uncle's home."( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2001,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2001,Breaking+News+Photography image] )

* 2002: Staff of "The New York Times", "for its coverage of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2002,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2002,Breaking+News+Photography images] )
* 2003: Photographic staff of the "Rocky Mountain News", "for its powerful, imaginative coverage of Colorado's raging forest fires." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2003,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2003,Breaking+News+Photography images] )
* 2004: David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer, "The Dallas Morning News", "for their eloquent photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2004,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2004,Breaking+News+Photography images] )
* 2005: Associated Press staff, "for its stunning series of photographs of bloody yearlong combat inside Iraqi cities." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2005,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2005,Breaking+News+Photography images] )
* 2006: Staff of "Dallas Morning News", "for its vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2006,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2006,Breaking+News+Photography images] )
* 2007: Oded Balilty of The Associated Press, "for his powerful photograph of a lone Jewish woman defying Israeli security forces as they remove illegal settlers in the West Bank." ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2007,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2007,Breaking+News+Photography image] )
* 2008: Adrees Latif of Reuters, "for his dramatic photograph of a Japanese videographer, sprawled on the pavement, fatally wounded during a street demonstration in Myanmar."cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4545647|title=Reuters photographer's risky shot wins Pulitzer|publisher=Houston Chronicle|first=Jennifer|last=Latson|date=2008-04-08|accessdate=2008-04-24|quote=His photograph of the fatal shooting of a fellow journalist, the Japanese videographer Kenji Nagai, won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography on Monday.] ( [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2008,Breaking+News+Photography citation] , [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2008,Breaking+News+Photography image] )

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Reference

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Breaking+News+Photography Breaking News Photography Winners and Finalists]