Video:
Post Pulitzer Winners
Public Service:
Walter Reed and Beyond by Anne Hull and Dana Priest
An investigation following the care and treatment of the men and women who came home from battle, examining the promises made and the reality lived in the aftermath of war.
The following stories were submitted:
- Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility (Feb. 18, 2007)
- The Other Walter Reed: The Hotel Aftermath (Feb. 19, 2007)
- Hospital Investigates Former Aid Chief (Feb. 20, 2007)
- 'It Is Just Not Walter Reed' (March 5, 2007)
- Walter Reed and Beyond: The War Inside/Troops Are Returning From the Battlefield (June 17, 2007)
- Walter Reed and Beyond: Soldier Finds Comfort at Dark Journey's End (June 17, 2007)
- Walter Reed and Beyond: Little Relief on Ward 53 (June 18, 2007)
- Almost Home, but Facing More Delays at Walter Reed (Sept. 15, 2007)
- Walter Reed and Beyond: A Wife's Battle (Oct. 14, 2007)
- 'A Soldier's Officer' (Dec. 2, 2007)
Some online screenshots from washingtonpost.com were also submitted. Here is the online package for Walter Reed.
Feature Writing:
Pearls Before Breakfast by Gene Weingarten
This article about stopping to appreciate music spread quickly across the Internet and was a top hit on washingtonpost.com long after being published in Washington Post Magazine.
- Pearls Before Breakfast (April 8, 2007)
National Reporting:
Cheney Series by Barton Gellman and Jo Becker
This series of articles delves into the role of one of the most influential vice presidents in American history.
Series of articles submitted:
- A Different Understanding With the President (June 24, 2007)
- The Unseen Path to Cruelty (June 25, 2007)
- A Strong Push From Backstage (June 26, 2007)
- Leaving No Tracks (June 27, 2007)
Some online screenshots from washingtonpost.com were also submitted. Here is the online package for the Cheney Series.
Local Reporting, Breaking News:
Virginia Tech Shootings
The tragedy that gripped the nation called on reporters to investigate how the tragedy occurred and the extent of the loss.
The following stories were submitted:
- Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History (April 17, 2007)
- 2-Hour Gap Leaves Room For Questions (April 17, 2007)
- 'Pop, Pop, Pop': Students Down, Doors Barred, Leaps to Safety (April 17 28, 2007)
- Students Make Connections at a Time of Total Disconnect (April 17, 2007)
- Kaine Orders Independent Investigation (April 18, 2007)
- Student Wrote About Death and Spoke (April 18, 2007)
- Weapons Purchases Aroused No Suspicions (April 18, 2007)
- Tragedy Beyond The Imagination (April 18, 2007)
- That Was The Desk I Chose to Die Under (April 19, 2007)
Some online screenshots from washingtonpost.com were also submitted. Here is the online package for the Virginia Tech Shootings.
International Affairs:
The Private Armies of Iraq by Steve Fainaru
A series of reports sheds light on private security contractors, the hired guns who fight a parallel and largely hidden war in Iraq.
The following stories were submitted:
- A Chaotic Day On Baghdad's Airport Road (April 15, 2007)
- Iraq Contractors Face Growing Parallel War (June 16, 2007)
- Cutting Costs, Bending Rules, And a Trail of Broken Lives (July 29, 2007)
- For Abducted Guards, Iraq Wasn't Just About Money (July 30, 2007)
- Where Military Rules Don't Apply (Sept. 20, 2007)
- Guards in Iraq Cite Frequent Shootings (Oct. 3, 2007)
- How Blackwater Sniper Fire Felled 3 Iraqi Guards (Nov. 8, 2007)
- Iraqis Detail Shooting by Guard Firm (Nov. 26, 2007)
- Warnings Unheeded On Guards In Iraq (Dec. 24, 2007)
The following comprise washingtonpost.com's full coverage of private contractors in Iraq:
Commentary:
Steven Pearlstein
Steven Pearlstein writes about business and the economy for The Washington Post. His journalism career includes editing roles at The Post and Inc. magazine.
The following columns were submitted:
- Yesterday Brought to You By the Irrational Herd (Feb. 28, 2007)
- 'No Money Down' Falls Flat (March 14, 2007)
- Making a Play For the Dumb Money (March 21, 2007)
- Industries Could Take Cues From Hollywood on Self-Control (May 9, 2007)
- The Takeover Boom, About to Go Bust (June 13, 2007)
- Credit Market Weight Puts Economy on Shaky Ground (Aug. 1, 2007)
- New Order Ushers in A World of Instability (Aug. 10, 2007 )
- Running Right Back to the Bank (Aug. 22, 2007)
- The Art of Managing Risk (Nov. 28, 2007)
- It's Not 1929, but It's the Biggest Mess Since (Dec. 5, 2007 )
Finalist in Criticism:
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday is a movie critic for The Washington Post's Style section. Her journalism career includes writing about film for The New York Times and The Baltimore Sun.
The following reviews were submitted:
- Captivating Worlds (Jan. 12, 2007)
- ‘Because I Said So’: Sorry, That's Not a Good Enough Reason (Feb. 2, 2007)
- Rules for YouTube: Make Art, Not Bore (Feb. 4, 2007)
- Spidey Runs Out of Webbing (May 4, 2007)
- Unlocked Memories (May 11, 2007)
- Out of the Shadows (June 3, 2007)
- You Don't Say (Aug. 5, 2007)
- Life's a Blur (Nov. 25, 2007)
- ‘Atonement’: Word-Perfect Pictures (Dec. 7, 2007)
