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2013 Prognostication Quiz: Question #6, Writing

6. Writing Fourteen of the 21 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for journalism. Some awards are given to the newspaper as a whole and some are given to individual reporters, but the newspaper is always mentioned. If an award is shared, both newspapers are considered to be named. The winners of the past 12 years are listed (ties are possible). Which newspaper will win the most Pulitzers? a. The Washington Post (4) b. The New York Times (5) c. The Wall Street Journal (3) d. The Los Angeles Times (4) e. another news organization will be named the most times (0) The New York Times has continued its recent dominance in the Pulitzer Prize category of the Prognostication Quiz. It won four Pulitzers this year, most notably for shaming the sketchy overseas business practices of Apple and Wal-Mart and the hidden wealth of the Chinese Premier's family. The New York Times won five Pulitzers in 2009, seven in 2002, and otherwise no more than three. The answer to Question 6 of the 201