Spying Reports Earn Pulitzers For Newspapers
Updated: 11:28pm UK, Monday 14 April 2014
The Washington Post and The Guardian have been awarded journalism's highest honour for their reporting on the US government's secret surveillance programmes.
Both newspapers won the Pulitzer Prize for public service based on their reporting into documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Snowden called the awards vindication for "everyone who believes that the public has a role in government", according to a statement issued by the Freedom of Press Foundation.
He saluted "the brave reporters and their colleagues who kept working in the face of extraordinary intimidation, including the forced destruction of journalistic materials, the inappropriate use of terrorism laws, and so many other means of pressure to get them to stop".
The reports exposed the NSA's secret practises of collecting data from millions of American's phone records and emails, among other spying programmes.
The revelations sparked widespread debate over privacy concerns and prompted President Barack Obama to impose limits on government surveillance.
The stories were written by The Post's Barton Gellman and The Guardian US' Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewan MacAskill.
Ms Poitras said the award was "a testament to Snowden's courage, a vindication of his courage and his desire to let the public know what the government is doing".
Snowden, who has been granted temporary asylum in Russia, is wanted in the US on espionage charges that could carry 30 years in prison if convicted.
The Pulitzers are awarded each year by Columbia University on the recommendation of a board of distinguished journalists and others.
The Boston Globe won the Pulitzer for breaking news for its coverage of last year's Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt.
Globe staff members marked the announcement - coming a day before the attack's anniversary - with a moment of silence in the newsroom.
Other awards went to The New York Times, which won two Pulitzers in photography.
The Times' Tyler Hicks was honoured in the breaking news category for documenting the Westgate mall terrorist attack in Kenya, and Josh Haner was cited for his essay on a Boston Marathon blast victim who lost his legs.
The two winners of the public service award receive gold medals, while the other awards carry a $10,000 prize.
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