Boston Globe wins Pulitzer for marathon bombing coverage

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer for breaking news was awarded to The Boston Globe for its “exhaustive and empathetic” coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt that followed.

At The Boston Globe, the newsroom was closed off to outsiders, and staff members marked the announcement of the breaking-news award — coming just a day before the anniversary of the bombing — with a moment of silence for the victims.

The attack last April 15 killed three people and wounded more than 260 near the finish line of one of the world’s most celebrated races, transforming a celebratory event into a scene of horror and heroics.

American journalism’s highest honor, the Pulitzers are given out each year by Columbia University on the recommendation of a board of distinguished journalists and others.

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