The awards Pulitzer have distinguished this year with a special award to Ukrainian journalists for his coverage of the Russian invasion of the country. The administrator of these awards, Marjorie Miller, has highlighted hers “courage, resistance and commitment to truthful information” during the conflict and in the face of Russia’s “propaganda war”.
“Despite bombings, kidnappings, occupation and even deaths in their ranks they have persisted in their efforts to offer an accurate photograph of a terrible reality“, he pointed out when announcing this special distinction.
In this edition of the journalistic awards, the newspaper ‘Washington Post‘ has been recognized with the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for his coverage of the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 for the “forceful and vivid” presentation of his coverage. For the jury, the newspaper offered its readers “a thorough and determined understanding of one of the nation’s darkest days.”
It has also been awarded ‘The New York Times’ both in the category of national and international information, while the ‘Miami Herald’ has received the award in the ‘Breaking News’ category. You can check the list of winners in this Twitter thread:
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