Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography has been presented since 2000 for a distinguished example of breaking news photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album.
- 2000: Photographic staff of the Denver Rocky Mountain News, for its photographic coverage of students following the shooting in Columbine.
- 2001: Alan Diaz, Associated Press, for his photograph of federal agents removing Elian Gonzalez from his uncle's home.
- 2002: Staff of the The New York Times, for its coverage of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
- 2003: Photography staff of the Rocky Mountain News, for its powerful, imaginative coverage of Colorado's raging forest fires.