The winners are announced in the 2017 Pulitzer Prizes. They include two wins for the Miami Herald and three finalists - one each for the Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel and the Tampa Bay Times.
Explanatory Reporting
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and Miami Herald
For the Panama Papers, a series of stories using a collaboration of more than 300 reporters on six continents to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens. (Moved by the Board from the International Reporting category, where it was entered.)
Editorial Cartooning
Jim Morin of Miami Herald
For editorial cartoons that delivered sharp perspectives through flawless artistry, biting prose and crisp wit.
Florida Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Criticism
Finalist: Laura Reiley of Tampa Bay Times
For lively restaurant reviews, including a series that took on the false claims of the farm-to-table movement and prompted statewide investigations.
Breaking News Reporting
Finalist: The Orlando Sentinel Staff
For coverage of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, including middle-of-the-night reports as party-goers hid and police prepared to storm the building and subsequent work that took readers inside the club and humanized the victims.
International Reporting
Finalist: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and the Miami Herald
For the Panama Papers, a series of stories using a collaboration of more than 300 reporters on six continents to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens. (Moved by the Board to the Explanatory Reporting category.)
For the full list of all Pulitzer Prize winners for 2017, visit Pulitizer.org.