2026 Pulitzer Prizes announced, Star Tribune among winners
The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes were announced today, and the Minnesota Star Tribune won the Breaking News Prize for its coverage of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting. The Star Tribune's entry documented the immediate aftermath and community response to the attack. Other winners included The New York Times, Reuters and The Associated Press, which were recognized across multiple national and international journalism categories. The awards underscore renewed attention to local breaking-news reporting and investigative work that holds institutions and officials accountable.
Congrats to Julie K. Brown! She was awarded a #Pulitzer Prize special citation today for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 & 2018 for the Miami Herald exposing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women and the justice system & powerful network of associates that protected him for years.
Admirable Women74Thank you @jkbjournalist.bsky.social for your excellent investigative journalism and for being a "voice for the silenced." 🌹
Admirable Women44Got a DM about this. Laura Dern to produce a limited series based on Julie K. Brown's book, "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story." Dern will play Brown in the series. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/l...
@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social16Hoorah for Julie k Brown.
RodneyRamjet15Her portrait needs to be on American passports.
Hold My Beer ❌👑🐸🇲🇽🇨🇦12Congrats @jkbjournalist.bsky.social Thank you for your work, as difficult as it is, it is so very important. We all thank you. 💜
praying mantis8@admirablewomen.bsky.social Your alt text is fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to write that up.
Watchdog Progressive7Best of the best. I first learned of Epstein from reading her investigative work in the Miami Herald. #Respect
pushkin99.bsky.social6Nearly ten years on, and the victims are still waiting for justice.
Sarge6Wow this is wonderful. Good job Julie Brown.
bellatv5www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl... A Pulitzer For the People! He won't be trying to take this one!
s-romanyousafzai.bsky.social4Speaking the truth and standing up for the truth is a matter of great courage and courage. One has to endure hardships in the path of truth. Such people are role models for the society. They deserve many awards.
Pete Quily4Who will be the first reporter to ask Republican politicians about what they think about Julie K Brown winning a Pulitzer pride for reporting on Donald Trump‘s best friend for a decade, sex slave trafficker, pedophile rapist, and child pimp Jeffrey Epstein? And ideally ask Trump
Estefano4Brown is clearly the woman of the decade...when every other news organization had moved on, she stayed on the Epstein story...and kudos to the Miami Herald for allowing her to do so. Her Pulitzer win is overdue and much deserved.
Marion4They were not “young women”, they were children.
#BigBeautifulCON ❌👑4@jkbjournalist.bsky.social is an American HERO. Legend. Thank you for your tremendous efforts!! You have truly made a difference.
Cat Lady USA4Great Job Julie K. Brown ❤️
Just Michael2Journalism at its best. Congratulations Julie K Brown!
Laura Keane2Yay!!!! Go, Download Julie Brown! Definitely a shero
DorisVader2It is about time!!!! Congratulations and our THANKS for all her hard work and determination.
R L B2Another example of the necessity of a free press - and one not owned by a handful of billionaires.
DrGeophysics (my personal opinions only)2This is a big one. Well deserved years ago.
amandaunderwood.bsky.social2Congratulations! Such important work. 🌏
Thank you, Julie K. Brown for always speaking truth to power. Congratulations on your Pulitzer Prize. The entire world applauds your courage.
FilmAlicia22Thank you, Ms. Brown for caring about the victims of Epstein and his powerful pedophile friends. If only the Republican Party would follow your example. Congratulations on a well-deserved honor.
Don't Paint Brick. Just don't.15👏👏 WELL deserved. Congratulations! At least the Herald is trying to keep democracy from dying in darkness now.
erflx.bsky.social11Julie K. Brown is an American treasure.
Denton 🇺🇸9We deeply appreciate you and your work, an exemplary beacon of light helping us keep justice and democracy from dying in darkness 🙏 @jkbjournalist.bsky.social 💙
O'BrienP 🇺🇸 💔 💙 ☘️7CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE K. BROWN! WELL DESERVED!!!!! 💙❤️ This will really piss trump off!
motyaf.bsky.social6An unsung hero. Still doing great work. Thank you Ms. Brown.
Jac ✨🧜♀️5The best reporter in America. 🥳Congratulations! @jkbjournalist.bsky.social
Geenie1234@bluesky.com5Thank you Julie K. Brown.
momoduff.bsky.social3If only the reporting would result in prosecution.
Caroline B3Congratulations Julie ~ well done !!
Eliana2And here we are in an #Amerikkka that 8+ years later has fully failed to deal with these useless #pedophile pendejos and, instead, placed them in #government offices (executive, judicial and legislative) #FuckTrump #FuckTheGOP #FuckSCOTUS
David Frank DeLuca2She should gift it to Trump in exchange for the full, unredacted (except for victims' names) Epstein files.
Observer2Congrats and enjoy your moment. Hope I live long enough to see the pedophiles brought to justice.
kathub3332Thank you, Julie! Keep up the wonderful work!
the-light-reports.bsky.social2The commentary mentions the systemic abuse of teenage girls. Sadly the raping of post pubescent teenage girls is by no means the the most vile of crimes committed in that island as well as other Epstein facilities. These ‘people’ are not merely rapists- they torture murder and eat babies. Evil
The original Crazy Swiss Engineer (more like 😡😱)2Can you share some courage with the rest of the press?
We won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting @chicagotribune.com! Our entire newsroom covered Midway Blitz with everything we had. I’ve never been prouder of the Tribune or its commitment to the truth. It’s an honor to be part of this team.
Gregory Pratt113Thank you to our sources. Jailed men and women, people afraid to leave their homes, everyday Americans who were teargassed while going about their day or preparing for a Halloween parade. Lawyers, educators, cops, public officials, business leaders and labor organizers. Thank you
Gregory Pratt35We were also finalists for a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Wow! What a day.
Mike Hixenbaugh2Congrats! Please let us know what Bovino tweets at you
📲 House + Senate 202-224-31212Congratulations and thank you! Your coverage of what ICE and Border Patrol were doing in Chicago woke up the whole country and in fact the whole world. If that's not journalism at its most essential I don't know what is. 👏🎉💪
JUST IN: ProPublica and @ctmirror.org's “On the Hook” series, which exposed how Connecticut laws had come to favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. It’s ProPublica’s ninth Pulitzer Prize.
ProPublica126ProPublica also received two other finalist designations: Our “Rx Roulette” series about how the Food and Drug Administration has for years allowed risky drugs to enter the United States was named a finalist in the investigative reporting category. www.propublica.org/series/rx-ro...
sanebrained.bsky.social35"ProPublica is currently one of the only national publications of its size and prominence not to have union representation for its workers...We are asking management to voluntarily recognize our union..." www.propublicaguild.org
John Schroeder6Great, except you can’t seem to take care of your unionized workers. Nonprofit? Or all the profit to mgmt since we don’t have shareholders?
DD Ward ..."Sapphic Dr. DOOM"3"ProPublica is currently one of the only national publications of its size and prominence not to have union representation for its workers...We are asking management to voluntarily recognize our union..." www.propublicaguild.org
juli2I'm not crossing the digital picket line to read it until you honor the union's demands.
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Star Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting for coverage of shooting at back-to-school Mass.
moxy11.bsky.social6What about that photo? Surely, they also won an award for the photo of the mom running towards the school holding her shoes.
Raphael Ticket 🎟3They also identified ICE agent Jonathan Ross based on the obfuscated description Kristi Noem gave.
🕊GIVE PEACE A CHANCE🕊2Congratulations to the Minnesota Star Tribune reporters! Great work!!
Leslee Foley2A special citation was awarded by the Pulitzer board to Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald for her work in 2017 and 2018 that exposed how Jeffrey Epstein was shielded by prosecutors despite his systematic abuse of young women. Her reporting led to his arrest in 2019.
My colleague Aaron Parsley just won a Pulitzer for this story, written days after he survived the July 4 floods that killed his nephew. It's one of the most gutwrenching and memorable things you'll ever read. Please do.
Mitsi28I’m so glad he was honored—it’s an amazing and devastating piece that I couldn’t get out of my head when it was first published.
Sarah Gray21This story still haunts me. 💔
AntifaOkie9That was an amazing and devastating account of the flood.
Deb Polston6I remember reading this. Richly deserved.
beekohl.bsky.social4Read it then and haven’t forgotten his words. A deserving award I’m sure he wish he never received. A gift to be able to write so exceptionally about the human experience.
Fridolfdotter3I read it previously and wholeheartedly endorse your recommendation. As a former Houstonian, I appreciate the power of water and still this story haunts me.
Rocks, beer, etc2Can confirm. Will never forget this piece. May their memories be a blessing.
Ghost Girl2I remember this from the first time I read it. That ending letter to his niece broke me.
Linda Tilsen2Kristi Noem's lack of a timely response to this deadly flood would've been a deal killer in any normal administration. A real "heckuva job," in the tradition of W's "Brownie." Placing the reader at the scene, Parsley's narrative conveys a deep sense of tragedy and loss. share.google/WIzsaIE9eGTJ...
dm-underdog.bsky.social2Well-deserved, an absolutely haunting account.
When someone I admire wins a Pulitzer: Ah journalism's highest honor, and well earned. When someone who sucks wins a Pulitzer: Clown show award for phonies. Total cash grab.
Luke O'Neil79This easily transposes onto every single other honor in any medium.
Martin Stillion3Console yourself with the knowledge that the Pulitzer Foundation isn't nearly as well funded as the Nobel, and the cash awards are chump change at this point.
Sarah Sunfire3omg I truly haven't felt this called out in years
billtbns.bsky.social2Hard to argue with that... Stephens checks the box for me on the latter. A lot of shine came off that prize when he won it.
BREAKING: Reuters won the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting for a series of stories revealing how social-media behemoth Meta knowingly exposed users, including children, to harmful AI chatbots and made billions of dollars from fraudulent ads reut.rs/48GOvXD
Reuters27In the series, Reuters exposed the crucial role played by scams and edgy AI bots in the business model of the Facebook and Instagram owner reut.rs/4uswp3U
Ric Steinberger7Zuck was and still is an amoral cretin totally focused on gaining money and power.
Roxanne Darling 🌱2May I suggest sharing this with the judge in your case against META, @nmdoj.bsky.social ? I read today he is concerned about 'going overboard' when children have actually died and many others harmed for very extended periods of time. Thank you.
Flaky Fred2It's all about the money, the Zuckerberger Bloke doesn't care about real people. Stop using his platforms and see him suffer, or keep using and see him get fatter .................. your choice. Well done @reuters.com
