2009 Pulitzer Prizes Winners

2009 Pulitzer Prizes Winners were announced yesterday. These are the journalists who still give us "glimmers of hope" for the future of journalism.

Public Service
Alexandra Berzon, Las Vegas Sun: Construction Deaths

Breaking News Reporting
New York Times Staff: Eliot Spitzer's Resignation

Investigative Reporting
David Barstow of The New York Times: Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hands

Explanatory Reporting
Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of Los Angeles Times: As Wildfires get wilder, the costs of fighting them are untamed

Local Reporting
Detroit Free Press Staff: Kwame Kilpatrick: A mayor in crisis

National Reporting
Staff of St. Petersburg Times: the coverage of 2008 election

International Reporting
Staff of The New York Times: Special coverage: Pakistan and Afganistan

Feature Writing
Lane DeGregory of St. Petersburg Times: The girl in the window

Commentary
Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post: Eugene's winning columns

Criticism
Holland Cotter of The New York Times

Editorial Writing
Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY
Editorial Cartooning
Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune

Breaking News Photography
Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald

Feature Photography
Damon Winter of The New York Times (photo above is one of the winning photos)