Journalism awards
Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

Illinois APME announces winners in 2020 newspaper contest

Jun. 15, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Winners have been announced in the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors 2020 newspaper contest. The awards were announced...

This undated photo shows the front and back sides of the medal awarded for the Pulitzer Prizes in New York. The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and the arts will be announced, Friday, June 11, 2021, almost two months later than initially planned due to the pandemic. (The Pulitzer Prizes via AP)
The Latest: 2021 Pulitzer Prizes honor journalism, arts

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 01:18 PM EDT

A demonstrator hides under a barrier as federal officers release tear gas during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, July 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. The image was part of a series of photographs by The Associated Press that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
AP wins 2 Pulitzers for photos of pandemic pain, US unrest

By Michael Hill Jun. 11, 2021 01:16 PM EDT

A protester raises her fist in the air next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, May 30, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. The image was part of a series of photographs by The Associated Press that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Pulitzers honor coronavirus pandemic, US protest coverage

By Michael Hill Jun. 11, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

Sally Buzbee, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, poses for a photo Dec. 13, 2018, in New York. Buzbee was named Tuesday, May 11, 2021, as executive editor of The Washington Post, succeeding the recently retired Marty Baron. (AP Photo/Chuck Zoeller)
AP's Sally Buzbee named exec editor of The Washington Post

By David Bauder May. 11, 2021 09:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2020, file photo, Bologna's Takehiro Tomiyasu, left, and Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku fight for the ball during a Series A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna, at Milan's San Siro Stadium. The photo was honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors as best sports action photo of 2020 at their annual winter meeting. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Stories on pandemic, Black coaches, among AP award winners

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

Ron Nixon poses for a photo in the Washington bureau of The Associated Press in 2018. Nixon, The AP's global investigations editor, has won the first-ever News Leader of the Year award from the News Leaders Association. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP's Nixon wins News Leader of the Year award from NLA

Apr. 05, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

This image provided by Penguin Random House shows Colombian author Pilar Quintana, winner of the Alfaguara novel prize for "Los Abismos/The Abysses." (Manuela Uribe/Penguin Random House via AP)
Pilar Quintana reconnects with childhood and wins Alfaguara

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Feb. 08, 2021 11:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, center, points upward after the national anthem before an NBA basketball first-round playoff game against the Portland Trail Blazers in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. James was announced Saturday, Dec. 26, as the winner of The Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Year award for a record-tying fourth time. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 26, 2020 11:53 AM EST

Rose wins the Michigan AP Division 1-2 Player of Year award

By Scott Decamp Dec. 25, 2020 04:37 PM EST
Brady Rose does it all for Muskegon Mona Shores, leading to him earning the Michigan Associated Press Division 1-2 Player of the Year ward. ...

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce smiles before the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Miami Gardens Fla., in this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo. Seattle's star quarterback Russell Wilson and Kansas City's standout tight end Travis Kelce are among the 32 finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Russell Wilson, Travis Kelce among NFL Man of Year nominees

By Barry Wilner Dec. 10, 2020 03:02 PM EST

The Weeknd accepts the award for favorite soul R&B song for "Heartless" at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she's re-recording music

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 22, 2020 08:30 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and coach Mike Tomlin during the team's NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger, who went out in Game 2 last season with an elbow injury, received lots of support as a candidate for comeback player of the year, at the halfway point of the season. Tomlin was lauded for coach of the year, at this point of the season, by Hall of Famer James Lofton and hall voter Rick Gosselin. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
On Football: Halfway through season, who are awards leaders?

By Barry Wilner Nov. 13, 2020 10:14 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 13, 1994 file photo, Rwandan refugees hold their hands up and ask for help from Belgian soldiers, who had come to a psychiatric hospital compound outside of Kigali. Karsten Thielker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning German photographer with The Associated Press who covered human suffering in conflict zones around the globe, has died. He was 54. Thielker died Oct. 3 in Berlin of esophageal cancer, his wife Janna Ressel said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Karsten Thielker, File)
Karsten Thielker, Pulitzer-winning AP photographer, dies

By Kirsten Grieshaber Oct. 08, 2020 08:15 AM EDT

Ex-AP, Baltimore Sun reporter Erika Niedowski dies at 46

Oct. 02, 2020 07:11 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Erika Niedowski, a former journalist for The Associated Press and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Baltimore Sun, died Friday after a...

This photo by Yasmina Chavez of the Las Vegas Sun, of vehicles lined up to enter the snow-covered Red Rock Canyon following some cold and rainy weather on Dec. 27, 2019, won Photo of the Year honors from the Nevada Press Association Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Yasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
Las Vegas Review-Journal wins NPA’s general excellence award

Sep. 25, 2020 06:13 PM EDT

Post Malone performs during the "Runaway Tour," at the Allstate Arena, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Rosemont, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Sweet 16: Post Malone leads Billboard Awards nominations

By Mesfin Fekadu Sep. 22, 2020 10:01 AM EDT

This July 24, 2020, photo shows a homeless encampment near a canal in El Centro, Calif. As support services have dwindled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some homeless people in Imperial County have resorted to bathing in irrigation canals. Homelessness looks different in different parts of the U.S., especially in rural agricultural regions such as Imperial County. (Anna Maria Barry-Jester/KHN and the Howard Center For Investigative Journalism via AP)
COVID-19 is ‘a crisis within a crisis’ for homeless people

By Molly Bohannon, Katie Surma, Austin Fast, Nino Abdaladze, Megan Lupo, Jamie Fields And Sanjana Garg Of The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism Aug. 24, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

El tenor Plácido Domingo llega a la alfombra roja previo a la entrega del Premio Austriaco de Teatro Musical en el aeropuerto de Salzburgo, Austria, el jueves 6 de agosto de 2020. El cantante recibirá un premio a la trayectoria en la ceremonia. (Foto AP/Kerstin Joensson)
After recovering from virus, Domingo vows to clear name

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 04:38 PM EDT