“Our journalists took on subjects of enormous complexity, bringing readers deeply reported insight into the biggest stories of our time and their reverberations in communities all across the world,” said Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee. “The work honored today reflects the incredible breadth of intense, sustained reporting that is happening all across our newsroom. It is an extremely proud day for us all at The Washington Post.”

National Political Reporter Caroline Kitchener, who covers the politics of abortion, chronicled the buildup to the Supreme Court’s historic 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and reported across the nation to reveal the ambiguities and challenges this introduced to different people including young women, doctors and lawmakers. Her stories include a portrait of a Texas teen who wanted an abortion and then became a mother of twins; an emotional snapshot of the day a Houston clinic had to stop all abortion procedures as the ruling was issued; and a report on a growing covert network of pro-choice activists delivering abortion pills from Mexico into the U.S.

In their biography of George Floyd, White House Bureau Chief Toluse Olorunnipa and former Post reporter Robert Samuels thoroughly reveal the systemic racism and inequality that come with being a Black man in America. Drawn from hundreds of interviews with Floyd’s family and friends and also politicians and civil rights leaders, their book placed the story of Floyd’s life and untimely death within a larger narrative, conveying why his killing sparked a global movement for a change.

Former Post reporter Eli Saslow’s revelatory pieces exposed the systematic damage to American institutions through a collection of stories that were urgent, personal, and profound. He showed how a Denver bus driver witnessed the decline of her city through her daily driving route and chronicled how a psychiatric nurse in Seattle was struggling with her overwhelming case load, among other pieces. Saslow won a Pulitzer for the Post in 2014 for Explanatory Reporting.

Including the 2023 awards, The Post has won 73 Pulitzer Prizes since 1936.

The Post was also named a finalist in the Public Service, Explanatory Reporting, Commentary, Audio Reporting and Illustrated Reporting and Commentary categories.

For the Public Service category, The Post was recognized for its chronicling of the government failures that helped accelerate fentanyl deaths, creating the worst drug crisis in America.

Rio de Janeiro Bureau Chief Terrence McCoy was named a finalist in Explanatory Reporting for his revelatory series, “Amazon Undone,” on the failures of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro and the world to protect the Amazon and avert a global calamity.

The Pulitzer board named Monice Hesse, The Post’s gender columnist, a finalist in the Commentary category for her columns capturing the feelings of anger and dismay many Americans experienced after the fall of Roe.

The Post was named a finalist in the Audio Reporting category for its investigative podcast, “Broken Doors.” Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca, the series contextualized how no-knock warrants are deployed in the American justice system and revealed for the first time that at least 22 people had been killed in no-knock raids since 2015.

“His Name is George Floyd” was also named a finalist in the Biography category.

Additionally, Pia Guerra was named a finalist in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category for her social commentary-centered illustrations, several of which appeared in The Post.