Trinity alumnus awarded Pulitzer Prize in journalism
Steven Pearlstein ’73 has won a
Pulitzer Prize for his work as a
columnist at the Washington Post.
He began his career immediately
after graduating from Trinity, with
positions as a reporter at Foster’s Daily
Democrat (Dover, New Hampshire)
and the Concord (New Hampshire)
Monitor. He spent several years as
senior editor at Inc. magazine before
joining the Post. He also launched a
monthly journal of liberal opinion
called the Observer, and worked
as a reporter at a National Public
Television station in Boston.
Outside of journalism, he has held
positions in the offices of Senator
John Durkin and Representative
Michael Harrington. In 2003, he
became the Post’s business columnist,
and his opinions, published three
times a week, gained him this year’s
Pulitzer Prize for journalism in
the commentary category. During
Reunion Weekend 2008, Pearlstein
will moderate a panel discussion
called “Wall Street Meltdown:
Lessons from the Recent Credit
Bubble.”
