Gilbert M. Gaul
Investigative
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Gilbert M. Gaul joined The Post’s investigations unit in 2001, after working for nearly two decades at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gil has twice been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and has been a finalist on four other occasions. Most recently he was part of the reporting team that identified more than $15 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in the nation’s farm subsidy programs, a series that was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer for public service. He previously won that category for his 1989 series on flaws in the nation’s blood system. In 1979, he shared the Pulitzer for investigative reporting for stories about organized crime in the coal industry. Gil also has reported on homeland security, the black market for prescription drugs and problems in the Medicare program.
He grew up in New Jersey, where he was a nationally ranked javelin thrower and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also has been a Nieman fellow at Harvard University.
Articles by Gilbert M. Gaul
In U.S., Few Alternatives To Testing On Animals (April 12, 2008)
With Scrutiny on Lender, Questions on Oversight (December 5, 2007)
The USDA's Losing Effort (December 5, 2007)
A Slow Demise in the Delta (June 20, 2007)
Big Profits From Crop Insurance Criticized (May 4, 2007)
Rural Aid Goes to Urban Areas (April 6, 2007)
USDA Outlines a Plan To Cut Farm Subsidies (February 1, 2007)
Powerful Interests Ally to Restructure Agriculture Subsidies (December 22, 2006)
Federal Subsidies Turn Farms Into Big Business (December 21, 2006)
Dairy Industry Crushed Innovator Who Bested Price-Control System (December 10, 2006)
Crop Insurers Piling Up Record Profits (October 16, 2006)
Too Big for Disaster Aid, Farmer Chooses to Divide and Conquer (October 15, 2006)
Most Farmers Skipping Subsidized Loans and Going for the Cash (October 15, 2006)
Aid Is a Bumper Crop for Farmers (October 15, 2006)
Aid to Ranchers Was Diverted For Big Profits (July 19, 2006)
When Feed Was Cheap, Catfish Farmers Got Help Buying It (July 18, 2006)
No Drought Required For Federal Drought Aid (July 18, 2006)