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2015 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 6, 7, and 8

6. Writing (April 15) Fourteen of the 21 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for journalism. Some awards are given to the news organization as a whole and some are given to individual reporters, but the news organization is always mentioned. If an award is shared, both newspapers are considered to be named. The number of times each has won in this century is listed in parentheses (ties are possible). Which newspaper will win the most Pulitzers? a. The Washington Post (5) b. The New York Times (6) c. The Wall Street Journal (3) d. The Los Angeles Times (5) e. another news organization will be named the most times (0) The favorite won again. The New York Times won three Pulitzers , compared to 2 for the Lost Angeles Times and a single prize each for the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. The Times of New York won for investigative reporting, international reporting, photography. Daniel Berehulak's   winning pictures  of the Ebola crisis in Africa are haunting. That makes  B.