The 2001Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 16, 2001.
| Public Service | The Oregonian | " ... for its detailed and unflinching examination of systematic problems within theU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, including harsh treatment of foreign nationals and other widespread abuses, which prompted various reforms." |
| Breaking News Reporting | The Miami Herald | " ... for its balanced and gripping on-the-scene coverage of the pre-dawn raid by federal agents that took theCuban boyElián González from hisMiami relatives and reunited him with his Cuban father." |
| Investigative Reporting | David Willman of theLos Angeles Times | " ... for his pioneering exposé of seven unsafe prescription drugs that had been approved by theFood and Drug Administration, and an analysis of the policy reforms that had reduced the agency's effectiveness." |
| Explanatory Reporting | Chicago Tribune | " ... for "Gateway to Gridlock," its clear and compelling profile of the chaotic Americanair traffic system." |
| Beat Reporting | David Cay Johnston ofThe New York Times | " ... for his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in theU.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms." |
| National Reporting | The New York Times | " ... for its compelling and memorable series exploring racial experiences and attitudes across contemporary America." |
| International Reporting | Ian Johnson ofThe Wall Street Journal Paul Salopek ofChicago Tribune | " ... for his revealing stories about victims of thePeople's Republic of China government's often brutalsuppression of the Falun Gong movement and the implications of that campaign for the future. " ... for his reporting on the political strife and diseaseepidemics ravagingAfrica, witnessed firsthand as he traveled, sometimes bycanoe, through rebel-controlled regions of theCongo." |
| Feature Writing | Tom Hallman, Jr. ofThe Oregonian | " ... for his poignant profile of a disfigured 14-year old boy who elects to have life-threatening surgery in an effort to improve his appearance." |
| Commentary | Dorothy Rabinowitz ofThe Wall Street Journal | " ... for her articles on American society and culture." |
| Criticism | Gail Caldwell ofThe Boston Globe | " ... for her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature." |
| Editorial Writing | David Moats ofRutland Herald,Rutland, Vermont | " ... for his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising fromcivil unions forsame-sex couples." |
| Editorial Cartooning | Ann Telnaes[1] ofThe Los Angeles Times Syndicate | |
| Breaking News Photography | Alan Diaz of theAssociated Press | " ... for his photograph of armed U.S. federal agents seizing the Cuban boy Elián Gonzalez from his relatives' Miami home." |
| Feature Photography | Matt Rainey ofThe Star-Ledger,Newark, New Jersey | " ... for his emotional photographs that illustrate the care and recovery of two students critically burned in adormitory fire at Seton Hall University." |
