Pulitzer honours reporting on Floyd murder, Covid-19

The Minneapolis Star Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting on Friday for its coverage of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police while Reuters and the Atlantic shared the award for explanatory reporting. Several of the winners, including the Associated Press photographers, were recognised for their coverage of the pandemic and for reporting on protests after Floyd’s death. The board said it was awarding a “special citation” to Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded video of Floyd’s murder on her phone.