Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. In its first six years (1942-1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.
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The Pulitzer Prize  /ˈpʊlɨtsər/ is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer in 1917 and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded...

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Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is the only journalism school in the Ivy League and one of the oldest in the United States and the world. It is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University. Founded by Joseph Pulitzer in 1912 on the University's Morningside...

Winners:

Year Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • For its masterful, groundbreaking coverage of America’s deepening military and political challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reporting frequently done under perilous conditions.
  • 2008
  • For his heavily reported series on private security contractors in Iraq that operate outside most of the laws governing American forces.
  • 2007
  • For reports on the adverse impact of Chinese capitalism.
  • 2006
  • For their ambitious stories on ragged justice in China as the booming nation's legal system evolves.
  • 2005
  • For her eloquent, wide ranging coverage of Russia’s struggle to cope with terrorism, improve the economy and make democracy work.
  • 2005
  • For his fresh, haunting look at Rwanda a decade after rape and genocidal slaughter had ravaged the Tutsi tribe.
  • 2004
  • For his extraordinary ability to capture, at personal peril, the voices and emotions of Iraqis as their country was invaded, their leader toppled and their way of life upended.
  • 2003
  • For their exposure of horrific conditions in Mexico's criminal justice system and how they affect the daily lives of people.
  • 2002
  • For his deeply affecting and illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan.
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