List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The Washington Post

The Washington Post has won 68 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism,[1] the second-highest prize count among all newspaper and magazines in the United States, behind The New York Times. The Post has won the Pulitzer Prize gold medal for Public Service, the most prestigious of the awards, on six occasions. In 2008, the Post won a record six prizes in a single year, the most of any year for the newspaper.

The Pulitzer Prize is a prize awarded within the United States for excellence in journalism in a range of categories. First awarded in 1917, prizes have been awarded every year since, though not in every category. News organizations submit work, or series of works, for consideration to a 19-member board, which is composed of editors, columnists, media executives, artists, as well as academic administrators from Columbia University, which administers the prize.

Awards

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1930s

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  • 1936: Felix Morley, in Editorial Writing, for "Prosperity of the Spirit" and other columns published that year.[2]

1940s

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  • 1947: Edward T. Folliard, in Telegraphic Reporting, for his series of articles on Columbians, Inc.[3]
  • 1949: Herbert Elliston, in Editorial Writing, for "Church Unity" and two other columns published that year.[4]

1950s

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  • 1954: Herbert L. Block, in Editorial Cartooning, for a cartoon "depicting the robed figure of Death saying to Stalin after he died, 'You Were Always A Great Friend of Mine, Joseph.'”[5]

1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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  • 1983: Loretta Tofani, in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting for her investigation of rape and sexual assault in a jail in Prince George's County, Maryland.[15]
  • 1987: Charles Krauthammer, of The Washington Post Writers Group, in Commentary, for his columns on national issues.[16]
  • 1987: Berke Breathed, of The Washington Post Writers Group, in Editorial Cartooning, for his work.[16]
  • 1988: Tom Shales, in Criticism, for his television criticism.[17]
  • 1989: Glenn Frankel, in International Reporting, for his reporting from Israel and the Middle East.[18]

1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Controversies

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1980 Fabricated story scandal

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In 1981, Janet Cooke, a staff writer on the Post's "Weeklies" section, received the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for her story, "Jimmy's World," a profile of an eight-year-old heroin addict in Washington, D.C.[64] The Post later returned the award when the newspaper revealed the story had been fabricated.[65][66] The Pulitzer Board awarded the prize to Teresa Carpenter of The Village Voice.[67]

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