Los Angeles Times Wins Pulitzer Prize for 'Altered Oceans' Series

LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2007 – The Los Angeles Times has won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for its widely acclaimed five-part series, "Altered Oceans," it was announced earlier today. Marking the 38th award in the paper's history and recognized by the Pulitzer Board for Explanatory Reporting, "Altered Oceans" was conceived by Times' staff writer Ken Weiss. Weiss spent 18 months on the feature series exploring the current state of the ocean and was assisted by Times' photographer Rick Loomis and former Times' reporter Usha Lee McFarling.

April 16, 2007