Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

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The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is a Pulitzer Prize awarded for a distinguished example of breaking news, local reporting on news of the moment. It has been awarded since 1953 under several names:[ citation needed ]

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Prior to 1953, a Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting combined both breaking and investigative reporting under one category. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

Hitherto confined to local coverage, the Breaking News Reporting category was expanded to encompass state and national reporting in 2017. [1]

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Local General or Spot News Reporting

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting

List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

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  7. "1958 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1958.
  8. "Jack Nelson, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 80 (Oct. 21, 2009)". Los Angeles Times . September 16, 2014.
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