[Notes:NEW YORK. 4/16/12]AN AIR OF CELEBRATION IN THE NEW YORK NEWSROOOM OF AP.(SOT: kathleen carroll/ap executive editor)15:31:15 ladies and gentlement i'd like to present to you the winners of the pulitzer prize for investigative reporting, a team of matt apuzzo, adam goldman, chris hawley and eileen sullivan and their editor ted bridis.[Notes:AP FILE OF NYPD AND MUSLIM INVESTIGATION]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WON A PULITZER PRIZE FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING MONDAY FOR DOCUMENTING THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WIDESPREAD SPYING ON MUSLIMS(SOT: kathleen carroll/ap executive editor)15:33:55 we kept reporting stories of secret operations that no one in the city of ny or anyone else knew about. THE REPORTERS INVOLVED SAY IT STARTED WITH A TIP-AND LED TO A CONTINUING SERIES OF STORIES. (sot: Adam goldman/associated press)15:38:02 on this particular story it was just chasing leads, banging on doors. (Matt apuzzo/associated press)15:40:37 it can get kinda lonely when you're out driving a story and you're all alone, suddenly it seems like oh my god, and that's a good thing and it's also a scary thing. And I give a ton of credit to our editors all the way up the line. 51THE ARTICLES SHOWED THAT POLICE SYSTEMICALLY LISTENED IN ON SERMONS, HUNG OUT AT CAFES AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, INFILTRATED COLLEGES AND PHOTOGRAPHED LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS AS PART OF A BROAD EFFORT TO PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WERE MONITORED EVEN WHEN THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THEY WERE LINKED TO TERRORISM.[Notes:graphic with list of other winners]OTHER PULITZER WINNERS INCLUDE THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, THE PATRIOT-NEWS OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, THE SEATTLE TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES AND HUFFINGTON POST.MATT FRIEDMAN.. ASSOCIATED PRESS.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: matt friedman---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE:ap -----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: ----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: ----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): --------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:a0932BC-US--Pulitzers, 3rd Ld-Writethru,735