smˈɪθ wˈʌn ɐ pjˈʊlɪtsɚ pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð tˈuː kˈɑːliːɡz æt ðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst, fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ˌɔn kɚɹˈʌpʃən ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ hˈaʊs mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi lˈiːdɚ tˈɑːm də lˈeɪ ænd lˈɑːbɪˌɪst dʒˈæk ˈeɪbɹɐmˌɔf.
Smith won a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 2006, along with two colleagues at the Washington Post, for articles on corruption involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.