The Associated Press was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one of which was the prestigious public-service prize, for its extensive coverage of the Ukrainian conflict. The New York Times was also honoured in the category of foreign reporting for its coverage of the Russian invasion. Meanwhile, Caroline Kitchener of the Washington Post won the national reporting award for her reporting on abortion in the United States following the Supreme Courts decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, which legalised the procedure nationwide. In addition, Eli Saslow, who presently works for the Times, received the feature writing award for his work at the Post.Image: TwitterImage: TwitterImage: TwitterRecognition of works by ReutersReuters has been selected as a nominee for two Pulitzer Prizes. The Pulitzer Board recognised and nominated Reuters for its thorough reporting on the Nigerian militarys horrific treatment of women and children during its campaign against Islamist militants, which was included in a four-part investigative series. Reuters was also named a finalist in the national reporting category for its story exposing the widespread exploitation of child labour by auto parts suppliers and poultry slaughterhouses in Alabama.What is a Pulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prizes, first presented in 1917, are the most prestigious awards in American journalism. These honours are named after Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher who died in 1911 and left funds to establish the awards and a journalism school at Columbia University.Other important recognitionsThe most esteemed public service award recognised the contributions of Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, and Lori Hinnant, all of whom are Associated Press journalists. The team chose to stay in Mariupol, a town in Ukraine when Russian troops attacked it. They documented the killings of innocent civilians, and for their bravery and journalistic excellence, they were honoured with the prestigious public service award.Evgeniy Maloletka was also a part of the Associated Press crew that received the Pulitzer Prize in Ukraine for breaking news photography. Neil Brown, co-chair of the Pulitzer committee and president of the Poynter Institute, spoke out in solidarity with the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was held by Russian officials and suspected of espionage while on duty. The US has opposed Gershkovichs arrest and has requested that the case be dropped. Brown stated that the Pulitzer Prize board joined the global community in calling for Evans immediate release and that he, like many others, was simply doing what he had to do.Image: TwitterAL.com, an Alabama news website, got two Pulitzers in addition to the abovementioned recognition, one for local reporting and the other for opinion. The Los Angeles Times won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for revealing a secretly recorded conversation between city council members, including racial statements, resulting in the resignation of two politicians. Christina House, a newspaper photographer, was also honoured with the feature photography award for her series about the life of a homeless pregnant woman.In addition to the international reporting award, the New York Times received accolades for illustrated reporting and opinion. With these recent achievements, the Times has won 137 Pulitzer Prizes since the awards inception.The Wall Street Journal won the award for investigative journalism for their expose on financial conflicts of interest among officials at various federal agencies. Caitlin Dickerson, an Atlantic journalist, won the explanatory reporting prize for her extensive examination of a former policy enforced by ex-President Donald Trump that resulted in the separation of parents and children at the border.
