Bob Dylan
Special Citation Award
Time and Materials
Robert Hass
Poetry Award
Explanatory Reporting
My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA
Awarded to Amy Harmon of The New York Times for examination ethical issues that accompany DNA testing.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
Fiction Award
What Hath God Wrought
Daniel Walker Howe
History Award
Investigative Reporting
Recalled Magnetic Toys Still in Stores
Awarded to the Chicago Tribune Staff for its exposure of faulty governmental regulation of toys, car seats and cribs, resulting in the extensive recall of hazardous products.
Eden's Outcasts
John Matteson
Biography Award
The Years of Extermination
Saul Friedlander
General Nonfiction Award
Investigative Reporting
From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisened Medicine
Awarded to Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times for their stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and other everyday products imported from China.