Josh Dawsey — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
Won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for an extensive set of stories about the AR-15.
Serves as a Political Investigations and Enterprise Reporter at The Wall Street Journal.
Co-authored the 2025 book "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America."
Previously served as a White House reporter for Politico and The Washington Post.
Holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of South Carolina.

Biography

Josh Dawsey is an American journalist currently working as a political investigations reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He is a recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes, earning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as part of a team for their coverage of the January 6 United States Capitol attack. He also shared the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for an extensive series of stories on the role of the AR-15 in American life.