China News Agency, New York, June 12th. The 105th Pulitzer Prize was announced on the 11th. The New York Times won the most important public service award in the Pulitzer News Awards for its coverage of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

　　Although the New York City epidemic has greatly eased, this year's awards ceremony is still held online as last year. Pulitzer Prize selection committee co-chairs Mindy Marquis and Stephen Engelberg co-chaired.

　　Among the news awards, the New York Times' report on the epidemic exposed the domestic economic inequality in the United States and the government's ineffective response to the epidemic. It also collected and released epidemic-related data to help local governments, medical staff, companies and individuals, and won the Public Service Award. .

The Minnesota Tribune's report on Freud's death won the Breaking News Award.

The Boston Globe won the Investigative Reporting Award for its report on the "systematic failure" of many state governments in the United States in maintaining traffic safety.

The Marshall Project website (The Marshall Project), AL.com, Indiana Star (IndyStar), and the Invisible Institute website (Invisible Institute) four online media for their reports on the abuses of American police dogs won the National News Award.

　　In terms of photojournalism, the live photojournalism award was won by the Associated Press's report on Freud's death that triggered large-scale protests in many cities in the United States.

The close-up photography award was also won by the Associated Press. It is a group of photo reports reflecting the Spanish new crown pneumonia epidemic.

　　The Audio Report Award was won by the National Public Radio of the United States. It is a series of reports on the issue of gun ownership in the United States.

　　The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 based on the wishes of the American newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer. There are currently 22 awards, which are awarded once a year.

Of the 22 awards, 15 are news awards and 7 are creative awards.

The Pulitzer Prize for Journalism is regarded as the highest honor award in American journalism.

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