I begin to suspect that journalism prizes are awarded to the journos and papers that make up the most fantastic stories out of thin air. The more “urgent” the “crisis,” the better, so long as it’s scaring the crap out of somebody. In ancient Greece, the headlines would have been “WOLF!” Experienced shepherd boy predicts that the wolf will come back many times to eat the sheep he watches, according to modeling designed by famed philosopher Socrates, who thought of his model while discoursing with youths in the Agora. Mr. Socrates was unavailable for comment, having swallowed some hemlock and died the day before.
Now for entire list of (ahem) ‘winners’ and runners up:
https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2020