In a remarkable display of excellence in journalism, both Reuters and the Associated Press (AP) have been honored with Pulitzer Prizes for their outstanding work in photojournalism in 2024. These awards underscore the significant contributions of both news organizations in capturing and reporting critical global events.
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In a remarkable display of journalistic excellence, both Reuters and the Associated Press (AP) have been honored with Pulitzer Prizes for their outstanding work in photojournalism in 2024. These awards highlight the significant contributions of both news organizations in capturing and reporting critical global events with profound impact.
Left: Mohammed Salem/Reuters | Right: AP Photo/Ivan Valencia
Reuters’ Double Win for Breaking News Photography and National Reporting
Reuters today was awarded two 2024 Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious in journalism, in the Breaking News Photography and National Reporting categories. This recognition underscores Reuters’ dedication to covering historic world events and producing impactful investigative journalism.
Reuters photographers Ahmed Zakot, Amir Cohen, Ammar Awad, Evelyn Hockstein, Anas al-Shareef, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Mohammed Salem, Ronen Zvulun, and freelance journalist Yasser Qudih were honored for their fearless documentation of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory offensive on Gaza. The Pulitzer committee praised the team for their “raw and urgent photographs documenting the October 7th deadly attack in Israel by Hamas and the first weeks of Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza.”
The team maintained their clear-eyed focus under the unrelenting and exhausting pressure of covering the deadliest conflict for journalists in decades. Detailed safety protocols, solar panels, and stocks of food, water, and fuel helped them during the initial weeks of coverage. Despite running out of supplies during the ground war, the Gaza team displayed great courage and resourcefulness, at one point transporting their equipment out of the danger zone by donkey cart.
In a final embrace, Inas Abu Maamar, 36, cradles the shroud-wrapped body of her five-year-old niece, Saly, who died in Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, at the Nasser Hospital morgue before her funeral in southern Gaza, October 17, 2023. (Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)
In National Reporting, Reuters was honored for “The Musk Industrial Complex,” by journalists Marisa Taylor, Steve Stecklow, Norihiko Shirouzu, Hyunjoo Jin, Rachael Levy, Kevin Krolicki, Marie Mannes, Waylon Cunningham, and Koh Gui Qing. Their investigations uncovered systemic harms to customers, workers, and lab animals at Elon Musk’s companies. The series revealed abuses that regulators had failed to police, sparking investigations in the U.S. and Europe and calls for action from U.S. lawmakers.
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni remarked, “These Pulitzer recognitions showcase some of Reuters’ greatest strengths – urgent, expert, on-the-ground coverage of historic world events as they unfold, and dogged, revelatory and agenda-setting business journalism that serves our global audience and the public interest.” She added, “I’m incredibly proud of the team’s selfless dedication to telling this historically important story.”
Haitian migrants wade through water as they cross the Darién Gap from Colombia to Panama, hoping to reach the U.S., Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
AP’s Triumph in Feature Photography
The Associated Press was also honored on Monday for its exceptional photojournalism and U.S. education reporting, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
This accolade highlights AP’s compelling, multi-country photojournalism depicting migration from Central America to the United States. Additionally, AP was named a finalist in national reporting for its groundbreaking coverage of students who fell out of normal schooling during the global pandemic.
This feature photography achievement marks AP’s 59th Pulitzer Prize, with 36 of these awards in photography. AP photographers immersed themselves in the lives of migrants, trekking alongside them through the dense, militia-controlled jungles of the Darien Gap on the Colombia-Panama border.
They documented authorities detaining families through dangerous terrain, captured thousands of people clinging to the tops of trains in Mexico, and photographed vulnerable individuals gathering at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Pulitzer committee praised the AP’s work “for poignant photographs chronicling unprecedented masses of migrants and their arduous journey north from Colombia to the border of the United States.”
The feature photography prize is shared by staff photographers Greg Bull, Eric Gay, Fernando Llano, Marco Ugarte, and Eduardo Verdugo, along with longtime AP freelance photographers Christian Chavez, Felix Marquez, and Ivan Valencia.
AP was also recognized as a finalist in the national reporting category for its comprehensive analysis of how many students went missing from school during the pandemic. Reporters Bianca Vazquez Toness and Sharon Lurye shined a spotlight on children whose stories might otherwise have gone untold.
AP previously won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2021 for a poignant series of photographs depicting the impact of the global pandemic on Spain’s elderly population.
In 2023, AP was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for its Ukraine war coverage: the Gold Medal for Public Service and the Pulitzer for Breaking News Photography.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes awarded to Reuters and AP highlight the dedication and expertise of their journalists in capturing and reporting on critical events worldwide. Their work not only informs the public but also documents history with profound impact.
Congratulations to both Reuters and AP for their well-deserved recognition in the field of photojournalism. A full list of 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners is here.
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