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Congrats to MrB and ProPublica on the Pulitzer Prize

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I’m thrilled to tell you that ProPublica, the independent, non-profit newsroom run by my gorgeous husband, MrB (Paul Steiger), has won its first Pulitzer Prize!

The prize-winning story, a collaboration with the New York Times, was a report by ProPublica’s Sheri Fink about a hospital in New Orleans where a doctor and two nurses were accused of hastening patients’ deaths with lethal doses of medication in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The story was originally published in the New York Times Magazine last August. Read it here. ProPublica continues to follow the story on its website.

This is the 17th Pulitzer Prize won by a news organization under MrB’s leadership. The previous 16 prizes were won by the Wall Street Journal, when MrB was managing editor.

ProPublica was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the reporting Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein published in the Los Angeles Times on nursing in California.

Congratulations to Sheri, Tracy, Charles, the rest of the staff and the founders of ProPublica, the staff of the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times and extra-special congratulations to MrB.

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WendyB (wearing faux-ny tail) giving MrB a hug in 2007.

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  3. Wendy, I’m thrilled to hear this. A big fat congratulations to Paul and you for this. WOW!!

  8. Big huge congrats to Mr. B! I love ProPublica and he’s the best. Great work on his part, great work on your part for marrying him! xoxoxo

  9. Wow – What an achievement! You must be so proud of Mr B. Huge congratulations Mr B!! There is just way too much talent between this couple! xx

  16. Congrats Mr. B!!! What an honor to receive such an esteemed prize! You guys are quite the dynamic duo! First SATC and now Pulitzer, you’re taking the world by storm 🙂

  19. Congratulations Mr. B! ProPublica is an impressive organization under your leadership.
    Love,
    Terri Berry

  20. Wow! I’ve heard some of ProPublica’s stuff on NPR. Congratulations, Mr. B! That’s very, very cool.

  22. Congratulations to Mr B! And all at ProPublica!

    I truly believe overdoses of Morphine kill people. My Mom was diagnosed with Cancer when I was 18. What shocked us was that once she was diagnosed, she passed away 4 days later. All they kept doing was giving her Morphine shots. More proof of mercy killings at hospitals. Since then I’ve had a hard time trusting hospitals.

  23. Congratulations to your husband and the publication! That is truly a wonderful accomplishment for an obviously talented person and staff.

  28. Wendy

    An absolutely charming photo but I wanted to thank you for the information. I hadn’t heard of ProPublica and have now marked it for regular reading. And many congratulations of course to your husband.

    Thanks – Jilly (Menton, Monte Carlo and Riviera Dogs).