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In Memoriam: Jim Hoagland, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Contributing Editor at The Washington Post, passed away on November 4 at 84. Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Hoagland’s passion for journalism was sparked by a desire to understand the world.
He joined The Post in 1966 under Managing Editor Ben Bradlee and won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1971—at just age 31—for his dispatches on apartheid South Africa. In 1991, he earned a second Pulitzer for his coverage of the lead-up to the Persian Gulf War and the challenges faced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Hoagland helped shape a new era of international reporting at The Post and beyond. Named Contributing Editor in 2010, his final column appeared in 2020. May he rest in peace.
In Memoriam: Jim Hoagland, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Contributing Editor at The Washington Post, passed away on November 4 at 84. Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Hoagland’s passion for journalism was sparked by a desire to understand the world.
He joined The Post in 1966 under Managing Editor Ben Bradlee and won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1971—at just age 31—for his dispatches on apartheid South Africa. In 1991, he earned a second Pulitzer for his coverage of the lead-up to the Persian Gulf War and the challenges faced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Hoagland helped shape a new era of international reporting at The Post and beyond. Named Contributing Editor in 2010, his final column appeared in 2020. May he rest in peace.
