Six Pulitzers for WashPost, two for ex-LATers *

My prediction of this morning was correct, if general. The Washington Post cleaned up with six Pulitzer prizes, for coverage of Walter Reed, Virginia Tech, Dick Cheney and Blackwater among other stories. Former Los Angeles Times cartoonist Michael Ramirez won in the editorial cartooning category for Investor's Business Daily. Ramirez, you'll remember, was the conservative cartoonist for the LAT Op-Ed page who lost his spot in 2005. Amy Harmon, who trail-blazed the L.A. Times coverage of technology culture in the 1990s before being recruited by the New York Times, won in explanatory reporting for a series of pieces on the societal complications of DNA testing. As the Pulitzer committee put it, "for her striking examination of the dilemmas and ethical issues that accompany DNA testing, using human stories to sharpen her reports." The current LAT was blanked, as was the Wall Street Journal. E&P, NYT, Pulitzer.org

* And one two for UCLA: History professor Saul Friedlander won in general nonfiction for his book, "The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945." Emeritus professor Daniel Walker Howe won in history for "What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848."

Previously:
Michael Ramirez out at LAT
Ramirez lands

12:25 PM Monday, April 7 2008 • Link
More by tag: Books and authors | Los Angeles Times | Media people
Email or share:
© 2003-2008   •  About LA Observed  •  Contact the editor
LA Biz Observed
8:52 AM Fri | The high price of gasoline and airline tickets is good news for Disneyland, Universal Studios and other local destinations.
12:11 PM Thu | Allstate has ranked the average frequency of getting in an auto accident in various cities. At least we beat Philly.
Featured bloggers at LA Observed
Denise Hamilton | Librarians are some of my personal heroes, providing a beacon of light in a world that often seems hellbent on...
Jenny Price | But please don’t just think of of the victims.
Phil Wallace | The LA native is the biggest signing in team history and he creates a legit Laker-Clipper rivalry.
Phil Wallace | The Lakers look to re-sign Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf, while the Clippers are making a push for Baron Davis.
Sponsors
Jewish Journal logo
California Wellness Foundation
Playa Vista ad
Premium Blogads

 
Books, Blogs & Events

Get RSS Feeds
of LA Observed
LA Observed publishes several Real Simple Syndication feeds for easy scanning of headlines. If you wish to subscribe to a feed, most popular RSS readers will do it for you. You can also enter the web address from the XML button below or click on a specific feed. For more help with RSS, try here or here.




Add to Google