Monday, April 14, 2014

Under threat of arrest, drone attack, or prison, these Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalists prevail.

The Snowden Files

Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras (Credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

For a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources, including the use of stories, editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics, videos, databases, multimedia or interactive presentations or other visual material, a gold
medal.

Awarded to The Washington Post for its revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, marked by authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security.

and

Awarded to The Guardian US for its revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, helping through aggressive reporting to spark a debate about the relationship between the government and the public over issues of security and privacy.

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2014-Public-Service

JURY:
Mike Connelly, editor, The Buffalo News (Chair)
Traci Bauer, vice president/digital, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY
Philip Bennett, Eugene C. Patterson Professor and director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, Duke University
Richard Berke, executive editor, POLITICO, Arlington, VA
Stephen Buckley, dean of faculty, The Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, FL
Sherrie Marshall, vice president and executive editor, The Telegraph, Macon, GA
Susan Snyder, reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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