Gene Roberts (journalist) in 1954 and was later a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Gene Roberts (journalist) Eugene Leslie Roberts, Jr. (born June 15, 1932) is an American journalist and professor of journalism. He has been a national editor of "The New York Times", executive editor of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" from 1972 to 1990, and managing editor of "The New York Times" from 1994 to 1997. Roberts is most known for presiding over "The Inquirer"'s "Golden Age", a time in which the newspaper was given increased freedom and resources, won 17 Pulitzer Prizes in 18 years, displaced "The Philadelphia Bulletin" as the city's
2018 Pulitzer Prize 125 and five, respectively. The "Press-Democrat" won Breaking News Reporting, bringing its total to two prizes. The staff of "The Arizona Republic" and "USA Today" won for explanatory reporting; The "Cincinnati Enquirer" for local reporting about the heroin epidemic; and Reuters won international reporting. In letters, drama, and music, Kendrick Lamar's "Damn" won the music prize, the first non-classical and non-jazz work to win the award. No special citations were awarded this year. 2018 Pulitzer Prize The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2017 calendar year. Prize winners and nominated finalists were