Editor and Publisher has a leaked list of Pulitizer Prize finalists for the journalism awards. Here’s an excerpt:

COMMENTARY

Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times
Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chris Rose of the Times-Picayune

INVESTIGATIVE

The Washington Post (revelations about Jack Abramoff)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (FEMA probe)
Los Angeles Times (Getty Museum)

NATIONAL

The New York Times (NSA wiretapping revelations)
The New York Times (body armor)
Copley News Service/The San Diego Union-Tribune (“Duke” Cunningham)

PUBLIC SERVICE

The Blade of Toledo (“Coingate”)
The Washington Post (package on terrorism)
The Sun-Herald of Biloxi, Miss. (Katrina)

BEAT REPORTING

The Washington Post (Dana Priest, secret prisons)
The New York Times (Barry Meier, defective heart implant)
Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss. (Jerry Mitchell, civil rights murders)

INTERNATIONAL

The New York Times (China)
Los Angeles Times (Muslims in Europe)
The Washington Post (Iraq coverage by Steve Fainaru)

EXPLANATORY

The Washington Post (David Finkel for reports about Yemen)
Miami Herald (breakdowns in hurricane warning system)
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (rabies)

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Speaking of dinosaur media: What’s the frequency, Kenneth?