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Pulitzer Prize Winners

Winners | Finalists

Seattle Times reporters and photographers have been finalists for journalism's highest honor 18 times since 1950. The winners are:

1997

Safety at Issue: the 737

An exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.

BYRON ACOHIDO, BEAT REPORTING

Tribal Housing: From deregulation to disgrace

An investigation of widespread corruption and inequities in the federally-sponsored housing program for Native Americans, which inspired much-needed reforms.

ERIC NALDER, DEBORAH NELSON AND ALEX TIZON, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

1990

Tankers Full of Trouble

Coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath.

ROSS ANDERSON, BILL DIETRICH, MARY ANN GWINN AND ERIC NALDER, NATIONAL REPORTING

1984

Making It Fly

An account of the new Boeing 757 jetliner.

PETER MARK RINEARSON, FEATURE WRITING

1982

One Man's Battle to Clear His Name

Reporting that proved the innocence of a man convicted of rape.

PAUL HENDERSON, LOCAL INVESTIGATIVE SPECIALIZED REPORTING

1975

Lull in the Battle

A photograph of four exhausted firemen.

GERALD H. GAY, SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

1950

Communist charges

This series helped clear Communist charges against Professor Melvin Rader, who had been accused of attending a secret Communist school.

EDWIN O. GUTHMAN, NATIONAL REPORTING