The Washington Post dan New York Times boleh saja mendominasi penghargaan tahunan jurnalisme Pulitzer. Tetapi yang menarik di tahun ini adalah, untuk pertama kalinya ajang bergengsi tersebut memberikan penghargaan kepada media online.

Sang penerima award tersebut adalah ProPublica, organisasi online non-profit, yang memenangkan penghargaan Pulitzer atas laporan investigasinya mengenai Rumah Sakit New Orleans setelah bencana badai Katrina yang menerjang Amerika beberapa waktu lalu.

Sementara, penghargaan editorial kartun diraih oleh SFGate.com. Berikut adalah para pemenangnya, seperti dari BigNews Network.

1. Public Service : Herald Courier Publisher
2. Breaking News Reporting : The Seattle Times Staff
3. Investigative Reporting : Sheri Fink (ProPublica) & The New York Times Magazine, Barbara Laker & Wendy Ruderman (Philadepia Daily News)
4. Explanatory Reporting : Micheal Moss and friends (The New York Times Staff)
5. Local Reporting : Raquel Rutledge (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
6. National Reporting : Matt Richtel and friends (The New York Times Staff)
7. International Reporting : Anthony Shadid (The Washington Post)
8. Feature Writing : Gene Weingarten (The Washington Post)
9. Commentary : Kathleen Parker (The Washington Post)
10. Criticism : Sarah Kaufman (The Washington Post)
11. Editorial Writing : Tod Ronnerson, Colleeb McCain Nelson, dan William McKenzie (The Dallas Morning News)
12. Editorial Cartooning : Mark Fiore (SFGate.com)
13. Breaking News Photography : Mary Chind of The Des Moines (Iowa)
14. Feature Photography : Craig F. Walker (The Denver Post)
15. Fiction : 'Tinkers' (Paul Harding)
16. Drama : 'Next to Normal"
17. History : 'Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World' (Liaquat Ahamed)
18. Biography : 'The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt' (TJ Stiles)
19. Poetry : 'Versed' (Rae Armantrout)
20. General Nonfiction : 'The dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms and Its Dangerous Legacy' (David Hoffman)
21. Music : Violin Concerto (Jennifer Higdon)
22. Special Citation : Country Music Pioneer (Hank Williams)