The Washington Post received the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its investigative coverage of the Trump administration's rapid and often opaque restructuring of federal agencies, with judges citing its clarity on the impacts for individual Americans. The Associated Press won the Pulitzer for international reporting for a years-long investigation revealing how U.S. companies helped build China's mass surveillance infrastructure, including technology transfers that bypassed export controls. The New York Times won three Pulitzers, Reuters secured two—including for national reporting on Trump's use of executive power to target opponents and for beat reporting on Meta—and the Minnesota Star Tribune was awarded for breaking news coverage of a fatal shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, where two children died. The Miami Herald's Julie K. Brown received a special citation for her prior reporting on Jeffrey Epstein's abuse network. News organizations have faced severe financial and political pressures, with the Post cutting a third of its staff, CBS News ending its radio service, and The Associated Press offering buyouts to more than 120 journalists. President Donald Trump has continued to criticize and litigate against media outlets, intensifying concerns over press freedom. The Pulitzer Board, based at Columbia University, announced the awards Monday; winners receive $15,000 and the public service gold medal. The formal award ceremony is scheduled for later this year.