The Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting is one of the Pulitzer Prizes for American journalism. It recognizes distinguished reporting on a radio program or podcast.
History The award was announced in December 2019, and given for the first time in 2020.
List of winners 2020s YearName(s)PublicationCitation2020Vice News"for The Out Crowd, revelatory, intimate journalism that illuminates the personal impact of the Trump Administration's 'Remain in Mexico' policy."Los Angeles TimesStaffThis American LifeNational Public Radio"for White Lies, a riveting seven-episode podcast that doggedly reinvestigated one of the most infamous murders of the Civil Rights era."Ear Hustle"for Ear Hustle, a consistently surprising and beautifully crafted series on life behind bars produced by inmates of San Quentin State Prison."2021WABE"for an investigative series on 'no compromise' gun rights activists that illuminated the profound differences and deepening schism between American conservatives."KCURNational Public RadioStaffThe Intercept"for Somebody, a dogged and searing investigation of the murder of a young Black man in Chicago and the institutional indifference surrounding it."StaffInvisible InstituteStaffTopic StudiosStaffNational Public Radio"for courageous on-the-ground reporting on the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and its implications around the globe."2022StaffFuturo Media"for Suave, a brutally honest and immersive profile of a man reentering society after serving more than 30 years in prison."StaffPublic Radio ExchangeNational Public Radio"for their compelling, accessible and empathetic stories on the complicated war and threats to democracy in East Africa, an area of the world that rarely gets sustained coverage."NBC News"for Southlake, a riveting and insightful account of an anti-critical race theory movement in a Texas community, a phenomenon that has reverberated through school districts across the country."2023Gimlet Media"Whose investigation into her father's troubled past revealed a larger story of abuse of hundreds of Indigenous children at an Indian residential school in Canada, including other members of Walker's extended family, a personal search for answers expertly blended with rigorous investigative reporting."StaffThe Washington Post"for Broken Doors, a powerful examination of the human toll of no-knock warrants across the country, using the voices of police, judges and the victims of the surprise raids, reporting that led to policy changes and, in one case, to prosecutors dropping a death penalty request."Michigan Radio"for a visceral documentary recorded behind the closed doors of an abortion clinic, allowing listeners to hear conversations between practitioners and patients, and the controversial procedure itself."2024StaffInvisible Institute"for a powerful series that revisits a Chicago hate crime from the 1990s, a fluid amalgam of memoir, community history and journalism."StaffUSG AudioNew Hampshire Public Radio"for their gripping and extensively reported investigation of corruption and sexual abuse within the lucrative recovery industry that sought accountability despite legal pressure."NBC News"for their relentless 20-year investigation that resulted in a wrongfully-convicted man finally receiving clemency."2025StaffThe New Yorker"for their In the Dark podcast, a combination of compelling storytelling and relentless reporting in the face of obstacles from the U.S. military, a four-year investigation into one of the most high-profile crimes of the Iraq War—the murder of 25 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha."Wondery"for Hysterical, a fascinating series that traced the outbreak of a mysterious and apparently contagious nerve disorder in Upstate New York that largely affected young women, and the frustrating efforts to identify it."Pineapple Street StudiosStaffGothamist"for their revelatory investigation into decades of sexual assault of female inmates on Rikers Island."StaffWNYC2026StaffPablo Torre Finds Out"for a pioneering and entertaining form of live podcast journalism that investigated how the Los Angeles Clippers seemingly evaded the NBA's salary cap rules by funneling money to a star player through an environmental startup."The Wall Street Journal"for 'Camp Swamp Road,' which uses extraordinary archival audio to investigate a 2023 fatal shooting and the flawed implementation of stand-your-ground laws."The New York Times"for 'The Protocol,' their comprehensive investigation of youth gender medicine, exploring its origins and uses, helping to illuminate one of the most controversial policy debates of our time."
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