Basu is a current Register columnist. Former columnist Rob Borsellino authored the book So I'm Talkin' to This Guy... (). Steve Deace started his career as a sports reporter at the Register. Bloomberg's Senior White House Reporter Jennifer Jacobs was formerly Chief Political Reporter at the Register. Awards The Register has won 16 Pulitzer Prizes: 6 for National Reporting: 1954, 1958, 1968, 1976, 1979, and 1985 4 for Editorial Writing: 1938, 1943, 1956, and 2018 3 for Editorial Cartooning: 1924, 1943, and 1963 1 for Photography: 1952 1 for Feature Photography: 1987 1 for Breaking News Photography: 2010 1 for Public Service: 1991 Register photographer Robert Modersohn was one of four finalists for the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for a selection of photographs the jury described as unusual. Register writer Clark Kauffman was one of three finalists for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his exposure of glaring injustice in the handling of traffic tickets by public officials in Iowa. Editorial writer Andie Dominick was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for her series of editorials on Iowa's job licensing laws, and later won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. Iowa Sports Hall of Fame The Register sponsors the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame. References Further reading Friedricks, William B. Covering Iowa: The History of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1849-1985 (1991) External links Juice's website Des Moines Metromix Iowa Newspaper Association America's Best Buy: The Louisiana Purchase (Register and Tribune Syndicate comic strip) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers Gannett publications Freedom of information in the United States Newspapers published in Iowa Mass media in Des Moines, Iowa Publications established in 1849 1849 establishments in Iowa Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners