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Pulitzer Center Update March 22, 2018

'The Land Alcoa Dammed' Honored in SABEW's 23rd Annual Best in Business Competition

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People play soccer as dusk falls on the village of Adjuma Kondre in Suriname. The village's water sources have been impacted by Alcoa's nearby mining operations. Image by Stephanie Strasburg. Suriname, 2017.
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Multinational Alcoa, in a restructuring, departs struggling Suriname after 100 years. The loose ends...

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The sky at dusk is cut by the orange glow of the refinery at the Paranam Operations for Suralco, a subsidiary of Alcoa. The plant is no longer operational. Image by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Suriname, 2017.
The sky at dusk is cut by the orange glow of the refinery at the Paranam Operations for Suralco, a subsidiary of Alcoa. The plant is no longer operational. Image by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Suriname, 2017.

Three Pulitzer Center grantees have been recognized in the SABEW's 23rd annual Best in Business competition for their story, The Land Alcoa Dammed, originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Written by Rich Lord and Len Boselovic, and photographed by Stephanie Strasburg, the story shows Suriname's struggle to share resources with Alcoa, a Pittsburgh aluminum company and major employer in the tiny Caribbean nation. 

Their story is a part of a larger project funded by the Pulitzer Center, Stranded and Strapped: After 100 Years in Suriname, Alcoa Decamps, a four-part series covering Alcoa's messy departure from Suriname after 100 years in the country. The company leaves a hydroelectric dam, multiple company towns, a long-loyal workforce, and a struggling economy in its wake. 

A non-profit, independent organization, SABEW works to "encourage comprehensive reporting of economic events without fear or favoritism and to upgrade skills and knowledge through continuous educational efforts."

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