Washington Post wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News
The Washington Post’s staff has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, which recognized the newsroom’s coverage of the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump, then a candidate for U.S. president. The Pulitzer judges cited The Washington Post’s “detailed storytelling and sharp analysis that coupled traditional police reporting with audio and video forensics.”
According to Editor & Publisher: “On May 5, WashPost PR blog disclosed how the reporting came together in the immediate aftermath: “The Post’s first report from Butler published almost immediately, at 6:21 p.m., in a live-updates file. The source of the loud noises was not immediately clear. A mobile push alert followed, a banner headline took over the homepage, and then, at 6:44 p.m., the first images of Post photojournalist Jabin Botsford were published, showing blood on Trump’s face. Seven minutes later, The Post reported that Trump was safe, according to the Secret Service. At 7:28 p.m., The Post reported that two people were dead, including the apparent shooter. At 8:05 p.m., it reported that the FBI was investigating the incident as an assassination attempt.”
“Ann Telnaes, formerly of The Washington Post, received the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. It recognized her body of work for The Post, known for its “piercing commentary on powerful people and institutions.” Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post in January 2025 after it declined to run a cartoon she illustrated — depicting billionaire tech titan and media executives attempting to curry favor from the president-elect.”
