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WKU alum part of The Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning news team

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  • Thursday, May 15th, 2025
WKU alum part of The Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning news team

WKU alum Jabin Botsford was on The Washington Post's breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize last week for Breaking News Reporting for urgent and illuminating coverage of the July 13 attempt to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. Read more about The Pulitzer Prize in the Breaking News Reporting category at https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/205. 

Additionally, WKU alum Jerry Brewer of The Washington Post was named a finalist last week for a Pulitzer Prize in Commentary for his perceptive and informed use of sports to examine critical social divisions in America through difficult conversations about race, gender and media bias. Read more about The Pulitzer Prize in the Commentary category at https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/22645.

To learn more about The Pulitzer Prizes, visit https://www.pulitzer.org/.



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