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2017 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 5 and 6, Writing and France

5. Writing (April 10) 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 16 years are listed (ties are possible). Which newspaper will win the most Pulitzers? a. The Washington Post (5) b. The New York Times (8) c. The Wall Street Journal (3) d. The Los Angeles Times (5) e. another news organization will be named the most times (1) The New York Times managed to win three Pulitzers this year.  The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal each won one this year, while the Los Angeles Times was shut out. This means the answer to Question 5 of the 2017 Prognostication Quiz is C. The New York Times has been dominant over the past five or six years. This year they won for International Reporting (on Vladimir Putin's activities in projecting