In 1980, Simons and Ron Shafer, then colleagues at The Washington Post, were finalists for the Pulizer Prize in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting.
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|title = Lewis M. Simons and Michael Zielenziger
|date = 2020
|publisher = The Pulitzer Prizes
|accessdate = 2020-10-31
"Lewis M. Simons". The Daily Beast. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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In 1980, Simons and Ron Shafer, then colleagues at The Washington Post, were finalists for the Pulizer Prize in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting.
{{cite web
|url = https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/lewis-m-simons-and-michael-zielenziger
|title = Lewis M. Simons and Michael Zielenziger
|date = 2020
|publisher = The Pulitzer Prizes
|accessdate = 2020-10-31
"Lewis M. Simons". The Daily Beast. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
