Ukraine coverage dominates Pulitzer awards

Ukraine coverage dominates Pulitzer awards

Coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the continued conflict featured closely within the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes introduced in New York on Monday.

The New York Times received within the worldwide reporting class for its “unflinching” protection of the battle, together with an eight-month investigation into Ukrainian deaths within the city of Bucha, the Pulitzer Prize board introduced.

The Associated Press grabbed the general public service award — broadly thought of the highest prize — for “courageous” reporting on the siege of the Ukrainian port metropolis of Mariupol, which Russian troops captured a yr in the past.

The company additionally received the breaking news images award for “unique and urgent images” from the primary weeks of the battle, launched by Russian troops in February 2022.

Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Times scooped the breaking news reporting prize for revealing a secretly recorded dialog between native council members that included racist feedback.

Journalists at The Wall Street Journal received the investigative reporting award for tales in regards to the monetary conflicts of curiosity amongst federal officers at 50 authorities businesses.

AL.com — a news outlet within the southern state of Alabama — took residence two awards, together with the native reporting prize for exposing how a neighborhood police power preyed on residents to inflate its income. It additionally received the commentary accolade.

Source: www.anews.com.tr