The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is a Pulitzer Prize awarded for a distinguished example of breaking news, local reporting on news of the moment. It has been awarded since 1953 under severale names:

• From 1953 to 1963: Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time
• From 1964 to 1984: Pulitzer Prize for Local General or Spot News Reporting
• From 1985 to 1990: Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting
• From 1991 to 1997: Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting
• From 1998 to present: Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News #