Mary McNamara of LA Times receives 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

Mary McNamara, television critic and cultural editor at the LA Times, has won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. The award, part of the 99th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama, and Music, recognized her insightful commentary on television. Jurors highlighted her use of humor and an insider's perspective to analyze cultural shifts affecting the medium. McNamara's coverage of sexism on screen also earned specific commendation. Past recipients in this category include art critics such as Philip Kennicott of The Washington Post in 2013, Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe in 2011, Holland Cotter of The New York Times in 2009, and Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe in 2008. The Pulitzer Prizes are based in the United States.