Biz reporters win Pulitzers

The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting was awarded to Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times for their stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and other everyday products imported from China, leading to crackdowns by American and Chinese officials.
And also to the Chicago Tribune Staff for its exposure of faulty governmental regulation of toys, car seats and cribs, resulting in the extensive recall of hazardous products and congressional action to tighten supervision.
Columnist Steven Pearlstein of The Washington Post grabbed a Commentary Pulitzer for for his ability to explore the nation's complex economic ills with masterful clarity.
The Charlotte Observer's "Sold a Nightmare" series was a finalist in the Public Serivce category for, "its illuminating examination of the mortgage and housing crisis in the newspaper's community and state, resulting in federal probes and changes in a major lender's practices."
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