Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting

The Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting was presented from 1991 to 2006 for a distinguished example of beat reporting characterized by sustained and knowledgeable coverage of a particular subject or activity.

From 1985 to 1990 it was known as the Pulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting.

For 2007, the category was dropped in favor of a Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, with the Pulitzer Prize Board noting that "the work of beat reporters remains eligible for entry in a wide range of categories that include—depending on the specialty involved—national, investigative, and explanatory reporting, as well as the new local category."

Pulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting

Year	Name(s)	Publication	Rationale
1985	Jackie Crosby	The Telegraph	"for their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology."
	Randall Savage
1986	Mary Pat Flaherty	The Pittsburgh Press	"for their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States."
	Andrew Schneider
1987	Alex Jones	The New York Times	"for 'The Fall of the House of Bingham,' a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire."
1988	Walt Bogdanich	The Wall Street Journal	"for his chilling series of reports on faulty testing by American medical laboratories."
1989	Edward Humes	The Orange County Register	"for his in-depth reporting on the military establishment in Southern California."
1990	Tamar Stieber	Albuquerque Journal	"for persistent reporting that linked a rare blood disorder to an over-the-counter dietary supplement, L-Tryptophan, and led to a national recall of the product."

Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting

Year	Name(s)	Publication	Rationale
1991	Natalie Angier	The New York Times	"for her compelling and illuminating reports on a variety of scientific topics."
1992	Deborah Blum	The Sacramento Bee	"for her series, 'The Monkey Wars,' which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research."
1993	Paul Ingrassia	The Wall Street Journal	"for often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil."
	Joseph B. White
1994	Eric Freedman	The Detroit News	"for dogged reporting that disclosed flagrant spending abuses at Michigan's House Fiscal Agency."
	Jim Mitzelfeld
1995	David Shribman	The Boston Globe	"for his analytical reporting on Washington developments and the national scene."
1996	Bob Keeler	Newsday	"for his detailed portrait of a progressive local Catholic parish and its parishioners."
1997	Byron Acohido	The Seattle Times	"for his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements."
1998	Linda Greenhouse	The New York Times	"for her consistently illuminating coverage of the United States Supreme Court."
1999	Michael Hiltzik	Los Angeles Times	"for their stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola."
	Chuck Philips
2000	George Dohrmann	St. Paul Pioneer Press	"for his determined reporting, despite negative reader reaction, that revealed academic fraud in the men's basketball program at the University of Minnesota."
2001	David Cay Johnston	The New York Times	"for his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms."
2002	Gretchen Morgenson	The New York Times	"for her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage."
2003	Diana Sugg	The Baltimore Sun	"for her absorbing, often poignant stories that illuminated complex medical issues through the lives of people."
2004	Daniel Golden	The Wall Street Journal	"for his compelling and meticulously documented stories on admission preferences given to the children of alumni and donors at American universities."
2005	Amy Dockser Marcus	The Wall Street Journal	"for her masterly stories about patients, families and physicians that illuminated the often unseen world of cancer survivors."
2006	Dana Priest	The Washington Post	"for her persistent, painstaking reports on secret 'black site' prisons and other controversial features of the government's counterterrorism campaign."