2026 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced: AP Wins International Reporting Award for Investigating US Companies Assisting China's Surveillance
The 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today. The Associated Press won the International Reporting award for its three-year investigation into US technology companies assisting China in building a citizen surveillance system. The Washington Post received the Public Service Award, and The New York Times won three awards, including for investigative reporting.
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(Central News Agency, New York, May 4, Comprehensive Foreign Report) The winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes, the highest honor in American journalism, were announced today. The Associated Press (AP) won the International Reporting award for its three-year investigation, which involved reviewing numerous documents and conducting multiple interviews, revealing that American technology companies assisted China in building a system to monitor its citizens.
The Washington Post was awarded the Public Service Award for its in-depth examination of the Trump administration's massive cuts and reforms to federal agencies.
The New York Times received three honors, including the Investigative Reporting award, for exposing how President Trump broke conflict-of-interest restrictions and used opportunities afforded by power to enrich his family and allies.
The Minnesota Star Tribune won the Breaking News Reporting award for its real-time coverage last year of a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.
Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown received special recognition for her 2017 and 2018 revelations of sex crimes committed by wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Other winners included well-known media outlets such as Reuters and Bloomberg.
The Pulitzer Prize was established by Columbia University to commemorate American newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer and has been awarded since 1917.
Joseph Pulitzer donated all his estate to Columbia University before his death in 1911, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism was founded with his donations. (Translator: Kao Chao-fen / Editor: Chen Yen-chun) 1150505
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(Central News Agency, New York, May 4, Comprehensive Foreign Report) The winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes, the highest honor in American journalism, were announced today. The Associated Press (AP) won the International Reporting award for its three-year investigation, which involved reviewing numerous documents and conducting multiple interviews, revealing that American technology companies assisted China in building a system to monitor its citizens.
The Washington Post was awarded the Public Service Award for its in-depth examination of the Trump administration's massive cuts and reforms to federal agencies.
The New York Times received three honors, including the Investigative Reporting award, for exposing how President Trump broke conflict-of-interest restrictions and used opportunities afforded by power to enrich his family and allies.
The Minnesota Star Tribune won the Breaking News Reporting award for its real-time coverage last year of a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.
Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown received special recognition for her 2017 and 2018 revelations of sex crimes committed by wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Other winners included well-known media outlets such as Reuters and Bloomberg.
The Pulitzer Prize was established by Columbia University to commemorate American newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer and has been awarded since 1917.
Joseph Pulitzer donated all his estate to Columbia University before his death in 1911, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism was founded with his donations. (Translator: Kao Chao-fen / Editor: Chen Yen-chun) 1150505
Stand with facts, every sponsorship you make is a force to protect press freedom.
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