Pulitzer Prizes: The Big Winner

By Rick Perlstein
Campaign for America's Future
April 7th, 2008

Conservative failure. Tip to young reporters: get on the "How Conservatives Screwed up the Country" beat. It's a seller's market.

Public Service:

Awarded to The Washington Post for the work of Dana Priest, Anne Hull and photographer Michel du Cille in exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, evoking a national outcry and producing reforms by federal officials.

Investigative Reporting:

Awarded to Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times for their stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and other everyday products imported from China, leading to crackdowns by American and Chinese officials.

and

Awarded to the Chicago Tribune Staff for its exposure of faulty governmental regulation of toys, car seats and cribs, resulting in the extensive recall of hazardous products and congressional action to tighten supervision.

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