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Pulitzer Prize

The New York Times' July 25 front page showing a picture captioned: "Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, about 18 months, with his mother, Hedaya al-Mutawaq, who said he was born healthy but recently diagnosed with severe malnutrition." On July 30, the paper acknowledged that he "had pre-existing health problems affecting his brain and his muscle development."
May 5, 2026, 11:35 pm
Palestinian photographer who captured ‘devastation and starvation in Gaza’ wins Pulitzer
Prize committee praises Saher Alghorra’s ‘haunting, sensitive’ work; his front-page NYT photo of emaciated child who had preexisting medical issue sparked scrutiny of famine claims
By JTA and ToI Staff
A sign with the poem "What A Gazan Should Do During An Israeli Air Strike," by Mosab Abu Toha (inset) is seen at the University of California, Berkeley, pro-Palestinian student encampment, May 4, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images via JTA)
May 8, 2025, 2:13 pm
Ex-hostage Damari decries Pulitzer given to Gazan writer who legitimized their abduction
Emily Damari lashes out at prize committee for bestowing honor on Mosab Abu Toha, who called captives ‘killers’ and cast doubt on Bibas children’s murder in social media rants
By ToI Staff
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha speaks to online news show 'Democracy Now!' about Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, January 22, 2024. (Screen capture: Youtube/Democracy Now! used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 6, 2025, 8:41 am
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer for Gaza war essays
Board says award is for New Yorker pieces on ‘physical and emotional carnage in Gaza that combine deep reporting with the intimacy of memoir to convey the Palestinian experience’
By AFP and ToI Staff
The remains of a home at Kibbutz Be'eri, destroyed by Hamas attack on October 7, seen on October 20, 2023. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/The Times of Israel)
May 7, 2024, 1:17 am
New York Times, Reuters, author Thrall win Pulitzers for controversial Israel reporting
NYT wins for series of pieces on October 7 and Israel’s response, Reuters for Oct. 7 photography; Pulitzer Board issues citation for journalists, writers covering Israel-Hamas war
By JTA, Agencies and ToI Staff
American novelist Joshua Cohen speaks during a meeting with journalists as part of the International Writers Festival, in Jerusalem, May 16, 2022. (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
May 18, 2022, 7:42 am
Ironies pile up as author of satirical ‘The Netanyahus’ talks Pulitzer win
Listen to newly minted award-winning author Joshua Cohen speak about using art to ‘obliterate political divides’ in a bonus Times Will Tell podcast
By Jessica Steinberg
American novelist Joshua Cohen, who won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his novel, 'The Netanyahus,' poses for a portrait in Jerusalem, May 10, 2022. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
May 11, 2022, 6:56 am
In Jerusalem, author of prize-winning ‘Netanyahus’ says Trump real target of novel
Joshua Cohen wanted to illuminate life under rulers forged in ‘reality show’ families, using story about ex-PM’s father to ‘say certain things about liberalism’
By Joseph Krauss
American author Joshua Cohen is seen at the Coop Ambasciatori bookshop in Bologna, Italy, September 5, 2019. (Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images via JTA)
May 10, 2022, 5:49 am
Joshua Cohen’s satirical novel ‘The Netanyahus’ wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction
Committee hails ‘a mordant, linguistically deft historical novel about the ambiguities of the Jewish-American experience’; Miami Herald wins news award for Surfside coverage
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
RIchard Howard (Screen capture: YouTube)
April 1, 2022, 8:32 pm
American-Jewish poet Richard Howard, a Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 92
Along with his poetry, Howard was acclaimed for his translations of French literature, including a version of Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal’ that won a National Book Award
By Hillel Italie
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tony Horwitz poses for a portrait May 1, 1998, during a visit to Los Angeles to promote his book, "Confederates in the Attic." (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
May 29, 2019, 6:17 am
Tony Horwitz, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, dies at 60
Author of ‘Confederates in the Attic’ was on a publicity tour for his latest book when he collapsed
By AP
Law enforcement run with a person on a stretcher at the scene where multiple people were shot, October 27, 2018, at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
April 15, 2019, 11:32 pm
Pittsburgh paper awarded Pulitzer for synagogue massacre coverage
Post-Gazette wins coveted journalism prize for ‘immersive, compassionate coverage’ that captured anguish and resilience of community thrust into grief
By JTA
Joseph Pulitzer is one of the best-known journalists in American history. (Library of Congress/via JTA)
February 28, 2019, 3:56 pm
Documentary on Joseph Pulitzer recalls another era of president vs. the press
The Jewish immigrant campaigned against ‘all frauds and shams,’ owned America’s top paper, and founded journalism’s most prestigious prize. He is now subject of a film out March 1
By Tom Tugend
In this photo from January 26, 2015, Jonathan Gold, poses at the LA Times photo and video studio at the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. (Jay L. Clendenin /Los Angeles Times via AP)
July 22, 2018, 5:09 pm
Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer-winning restaurant critic, dies at 57
Food reviewer was known for his columns on ‘hole-in-the-wall joints, street food, mom-and-pop shops and ethnic restaurants’ in Los Angeles
By Agencies
Harvey Weinstein, posing during a photocall in Cannes, southeastern France, October 5, 2015. (AFP/Valery Hache/File)
April 16, 2018, 11:23 pm
Weinstein stories that sparked #MeToo win Pulitzer Prize
Award’s administrator says reports by NYT and New Yorker were ‘explosive, impactful journalism that exposed wealthy and powerful sexual predators’
By Jennifer Peltz
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
April 20, 2017, 3:53 am
4 things to know about new NY Times columnist Bret Stephens
He was the editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post at 28, won a Pulitzer, and is a fierce critic of both Trump and Obama
By Ben Sales
This Pulitzer Prize winning photograph by Oded Balilty shows Israeli settlers challenging security forces at the West Bank outpost of Amona on February 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
February 2, 2017, 8:39 am
11 years after stormy battle, lens captures milder Amona evacuation
Photographer behind Pulitzer-winning photo of protests at outpost in 2006 says Wednesday’s operation was marked by calmer tone from protesters and police
By AP
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