2002 Pulitzer Prizes

JOURNALISM

Public Service: The New York Times for “A Nation Challenged,” a daily stand-alone section on terrorism and the war in Afghanistan.

Breaking News Reporting: The Wall Street Journal staff for coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks under extremely difficult circumstances; its newsroom near the trade center was evacuated.

Investigative Reporting: Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sarah Cohen of the Washington Post for a series that exposed the District of Columbia’s role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care, which prompted an overhaul of the city’s child welfare system.

Explanatory Reporting: The New York Times staff for its reporting before and after the Sept. 11 attacks, which profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed.

Beat Reporting: Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times for her coverage of Wall Street.

National Reporting: The Washington Post staff for comprehensive coverage of the U.S. war on terrorism.

International Reporting: Barry Bearak of the New York Times for his illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan.

Feature Writing: Barry Siegel of the Los Angeles Times for his portrait of a man tried for negligence in the death of his son, and the connection of a judge to the case.

Commentary: Thomas Friedman of the New York Times for his clarity of vision in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.

Criticism: Justin Davidson of New York’s Newsday for his coverage of classical music.

Editorial Writing: Alex Raksin and Bob Sipchen of the Los Angeles Times for exploring issues provoked by mentally ill people forced to live on the streets.

Editorial Cartooning: Clay Bennett of the Christian Science Monitor.

Breaking News Photography: The New York Times staff for its coverage of the Sept. 11 attack on New York City and its aftermath.

Feature Photography: The New York Times staff for its photographs of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

THE ARTS

Fiction: “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo (Alfred A. Knopf).

Drama: “Topdog/Underdog” by Suzan-Lori Parks.

History: “The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America” by Louis Menand (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Biography: “John Adams” by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster).

Poetry: “Practical Gods” by Carl Dennis (Penguin Books).

General Nonfiction: “Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution” by Diane McWhorter (Simon & Schuster).

Music: “Ice Field” by Henry Brant, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony on Dec. 12, 2001, at Davies Symphony Hall, in San Francisco.