Washington Post Wins Two Pulitzers |
| The Washington Post won two Pulitzer Prizes,
one for the investigative piece that was part of the newspaper’s winning Freedom of
Information entry in the MDDC Editorial Contest and one for national reporting. Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sarah Cohen were honored for their investigative report exposing the D.C. government’s role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care. A Pulitzer finalist for the investigative reporting award was the series by The Post’s Craig Whitlock, David S. Fallis and April Witt about the systematic abuses by the Prince George’s County police department. These two series combined to win the James S. Keat Freedom of Information Award in the 2001 MDDC Editorial Contest. The Pulitzer for national reporting was awarded to The Washington Post Staff for its coverage of America’s war on terrorism. Other winners included The New York Times with a record seven Pulitzers. The previous record was three. The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times were also among the winners. The Post had finalists in several categories including, public service, explanatory reporting, international reporting and feature writing. The Baltimore Sun’s Douglas Birch and Gary Cohn were finalists in the national reporting category for their series on university research and drug companies. |
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