Making a Difference

This section of the exhibitions emphasizes the importance of journalism, especially at the local level, in making a difference in American politics and public policy, and in people's lives. National and international journalism is also highlighted, as well as the global cultural impact of prize-winning books, drama and music.

Here are all the prize-winners featured in Making a Difference:

Opening panel

• Kevin Painchaud, Lookout Santa Cruz, 2024 Breaking News Reporting staff

Middle panel: "Local News Matters"

• Los Angeles Times, 2011 Public Service
• Nathan K. Kotz, Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Tribune, 1968 National Reporting
• Stanley Forman, Boston Herald American, 1976 Spot New Photography
• Whiteville News Reporter and Tabor City Tribune, 1952 Public Service
• Eileen Welsome, Albuquerque Tribune, 1994 National Reporting

Last panel: "National & International Impact"

• Darnella Frazier, 2021 Special Citation
• Jerry Holt, Minnesota Star Tribune, 2021 Local Reporting staff
• The New York Times, 1972 Public Service
• The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow, 2018 Public Service
• The Boston Globe, 2003 Public Service

Last panel: "Shaping Culture"

• Arthur Miller, 1949 Drama for Death of a Salesman
• Bob Dylan, Special Citation 2008
• Duke Ellington, Special Citation 1999
• Sylvia Plath, 1982 Poetry for The Collected Poems
• Alice Walker, 1983 Fiction for The Color Purple
• Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1984 Special Citation
• Donna Tartt, 2014 Fiction for The Goldfinch

• Hernan Diaz, 2023 Fiction for Trust

Interactive: "Local News Matters"

• List to come

Read about the Pulitzer on the Road Exhibition here.