The Washington Post has won 68 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, 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
1930s
1936: Felix Morley, in Editorial Writing, for "Prosperity of the Spirit" and other columns published that year.
1940s
1947: Edward T. Folliard, in Telegraphic Reporting, for his series of articles on Columbians, Inc. 1949: Herbert Elliston, in Editorial Writing, for "Church Unity" and two other columns published that year.
1950s
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.'”
1960s
1968: Alfred Friendly, in International Reporting, for his coverage of the Six-Day War.
1970s
1970: Philip L. Geyelin, in Editorial Writing, for "Lyndon Johnson's Presidency" and other columns published that year. 1971: Jimmie Lee Hoagland, in International Reporting, for his coverage of South African apartheid. 1973: Staff of The Washington Post, in Public Service, for its investigation of the Watergate scandal. 1973: David S. Broder, in Commentary, for "Muskie's Self-Discipline" and other columns published that year. 1975: Matthew Lewis, in Feature Photography, for his photographs "in color and black and white." 1976: Alan M. Kriegsman, in Criticism, for his writing about the dance during 1975. 1977: George F. Will, of The Washington Post Writers Group, in Commentary, for body of work. 1977: William McPherson, in Criticism, for his "contribution to 'Book World.'" 1978: Meg Greenfield, in Editorial Writing, for "The Ford Years" and other columns published that year. 1979: Herbert L. Block, in Editorial Cartooning, for his work.
1980s
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. 1987: Charles Krauthammer, of The Washington Post Writers Group, in Commentary, for his columns on national issues. 1987: Berke Breathed, of The Washington Post Writers Group, in Editorial Cartooning, for his work. 1988: Tom Shales, in Criticism, for his television criticism. 1989: Glenn Frankel, in International Reporting, for his reporting from Israel and the Middle East.
1990s
1990: David A. Vise and Steve Coll, in Explanatory Journalism, for their stories on the Securities and Exchange Commission and its former chairman John Shad. 1991: Caryle Murphy, in International Reporting, for her coverage of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 1991: Jim Hoagland, in Commentary, for his comments on the events leading up to the Gulf War and on "the political problems" of former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev. 1993: David Maraniss, in National Reporting, for his examination of Bill Clinton's personal and political life. 1993: George Lardner, Jr., in Feature Writing, for reporting on his daughter's murder. 1993: Michael Dirda, in Criticism, for his book reviews. 1994: William Raspberry, in Commentary, for columns on social and political topics. 1995: Leon Dash and Lucian Perkins, in Explanatory Journalism, for profiling a Washington, D.C. family's struggle with crime, drug abuse, illiteracy, and poverty. 1995: Carol Guzy, in Spot News Photography, for her photographs amid political crisis during the 1994 U.S. intervention in reinstating Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. 1997: Tim Page, in Criticism, for music criticism. 1999: Staff of The Washington Post in Public Service, for reporting on police shootings by officers of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.