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BEHIND THE STORY:
INTERVIEWS WITH PULITZER CENTER JOURNALISTS
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Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: How 2 Reporters Uncovered Deep-Sea Mining Secrets
“It can feel like science fiction,” Pulitzer Center grantee Elizabeth Claire Alberts said. “The idea...
May 15, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Grantee Investigates the Bitter Side of the Cocoa Market in Africa
Pulitzer Center grantee Olatunji Olaigbe became interested in cocoa while riding in his uncle’s...
April 14, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: How Reporting Duo Overcame Challenges to Unravel Rare Earth Mining Web
“Once you begin to uncover something, you cannot stop wanting to know more,” Pulitzer Center grantee...
March 4, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Detrás de la historia: lo que revelan los bosques sudamericanos cuando los periodistas informan a través de las fronteras
To read this in English, click here . El periodista Francisco Parra afirma que los países...
December 26, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: What South American Forests Reveal When Journalists Report Across Borders
Para leer esto en español, haga clic aquí . Journalist Francisco Parra Galaz says South American...
December 26, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Detrás de la historia: cómo dos periodistas protegieron a pueblos aislados en un proyecto periodístico
To read this in English, click here. Becario del Pulitzer Center, John Reid, dice que le da...
September 23, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: How Journalists Protected Uncontacted Peoples in Reporting Project
Para leer esto en español, haga clic aquí. Pulitzer Center grantee John Reid said reporting on...
September 23, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Detour in Reporting Puts Pulitzer Center Photojournalist on the Right Track
When Pulitzer Center grantee Kang-Chun Cheng pitched a project about the competition for access to...
August 26, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Journalist Explores the Costs Communities, Climate Pay When Industries Do Business
Quinn Glabicki is a writer, photographer, and a 2025 Longworth Media Fellow covering climate and the...
July 23, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
For Pulitzer Center Grantee, Covering the N.C. Water Crisis Is 'Personal'
Sarah Lowery, audience director at the nonprofit Carolina Public Press, spoke with Jack Igelman...
July 17, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: 'Unsettled' Merges Science, Culture as Canada Inuit Confront Climate Change
A few winters ago, fisherman and Inuit elder Joey Angnatok reached out to independent journalist...
June 4, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: How Grantee Carl Smith Earned Trust on a Remote Micronesian Atoll
Pulitzer Center grantee Carl Smith is well experienced in traveling to the most remote reaches of...
February 11, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Land Reclamation in the Maldives
Most visitors come to the Maldives for its resorts and pristine beaches. For Pulitzer Center grantee...
April 23, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Grantee Clare Fieseler on Deep-Sea Mining
While reporting on fisheries for the Charleston, South Carolina-based newspaper The Post and Courier...
February 19, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: ‘The Battle for Laikipia’
In 2017, Pulitzer Center grantee Daphne Matziaraki traveled to a county in northern Kenya called...
February 9, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: David Abel on Climate Change Film ‘Inundation District’
Communities across the globe are retreating from the coast as sea levels rise, but what happens when...
December 29, 2023 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Grantee Justin Cook Expands on 'Origins'
Freelance journalist and Pulitzer Center grantee Justin Cook spends his spare time hunting for...
September 22, 2023 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: 2023 Breakthrough Award Winner Sidrah Fatma Ahmed
This year’s winner of the Breakthrough Journalism Award is multimedia journalist Sidrah Fatma Ahmed...
August 10, 2023 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: 'The Saharan Connection'
Pulitzer Center grantee Tony Bartelme lives in Charleston, South Carolina, but his environmental...
July 19, 2023 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Rising Seas Threaten the Gullah Geechee Culture
The Gullah Geechee people, who live in the Southeast U.S. along the Atlantic coastline from North...
January 23, 2023 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Collaboration in Cambodia: RIN Fellows Discuss Their Reporting
Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network Fellows Gerry Flynn and Anton L. Delgado report...
October 27, 2022 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Making Impact and Publishing Data: Our RIN Fellow Investigated Indigenous Land Rights in Malaysia
A few days after Malaysian journalist Yao-Hua Law published “ Deforestation Adds to Decades of...
August 5, 2021 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Making Brazil’s Urban Indigenous Communities Visible
Grantee Karla Mendes led a team of freelancers in mapping six cities’ Indigenous populations and...
June 30, 2021 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Johnny Miller on South Africa's Hostels
Hostels are a distinct feature of the rural and urban South African landscape. Given their prison...
June 4, 2021 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind The Story: Alaska Natives on the Front Line
In January 2020, right as the sun was returning after the long polar night, podcaster and Iñupiaq...
March 4, 2021 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Fishbein on the Power of Local Reporting Partners in Myanmar
Grantee Emily Fishbein discusses the challenges and strategies behind reporting on Myanmar remotely...
October 26, 2020 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: The Outlaw Ocean Music Project
What do musicians and journalists have in common? They are both storytellers, said grantee Ian...
October 9, 2020 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Jacopo Ottaviani, John Eromosele on ‘Mapping Makoko’
The Pulitzer Center-supported "Mapping Makoko" combines technology, data visualization, and...
July 27, 2020 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Behind the Story: Mark Hibbs on 'Changing Minds on Climate Science'
Coastal Review Online's Pulitzer Center-supported "Changing Minds on Climate Science" project takes...
July 13, 2020
WEBINARS ON DEMAND
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Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar on Demand: Environmental Justice and Mental Health in Niagara Falls
On June 11, 2026, the Pulitzer Center held a webinar exploring the connection between pollution...
July 21, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: 'Investigating the Ocean' Series: Follow the Money (Webinar 3)
This webinar focused on uncovering the financial actors behind ocean industries, from fishing fleets...
July 14, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: How To Explore the Planet in Minutes with Earth Index Deep Search
On June 24, 2026, the Pulitzer Center held a webinar discussion with former Pulitzer Center...
June 28, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: 'Investigating the Ocean' Series: How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT (Webinar 2)
This session dives into vessel tracking and maritime monitoring using open-source intelligence...
June 11, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: 'Investigating the Ocean' Webinar Series: How To Report on Regulation and Governance (Webinar 1)
This session introduces journalists to the complex landscape of ocean governance: from international...
May 20, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Pulitzer Center Grantee Neenma Ebeledike Visits Texas Campus for Documentary Screening
Austin, Texas — On February 25, Pulitzer Center grantee Neenma Ebeledike visited Huston-Tillotson...
March 19, 2026 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Underreported Earth: 'Tree Tales'
As COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, convenes, the Pulitzer Center and...
November 17, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: Geo AI: Environmental Journalism Using Artificial Intelligence
In this webinar—promoted in partnership by Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH), Earth Genome, and the...
November 6, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: How Journalists Can Use Scraping Tools for Environmental Stories
This webinar was led by Pulitzer Center Researcher Fernanda Buffa, Data Editor Kuek Ser Kuang Keng...
October 15, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: How to OSINT the Ocean
The ocean may seem vast and opaque, but open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools are changing the way...
September 17, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
FAQ: What You Need To Know To Join the Ocean Reporting Network in 2026
Are you interested in reporting on ocean issues? Would you like to receive a yearlong fellowship...
September 8, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar on Demand: How To Investigate the Carbon Market in Africa
In a virtual webinar, Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Fellow Elodie Toto, Center grantee...
April 24, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Symposium Focuses on Ocean Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability
The Ocean’s Stories Symposium: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability brought together diverse...
April 9, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Films Investigating Global Manufacturing Screened at D.C. Environmental Film Festival
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Pulitzer Center gathered attendees in downtown Washington, D.C...
April 7, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
‘Climate Stories Are Human Stories’: Webinar on How To Ensure Equity in Ocean Narratives
In the virtual webinar "How to Ensure Equity in Ocean Narratives," Ocean Reporting Network Fellow...
March 24, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: How To Investigate Green Finance
Investigative journalists and Rainforest Investigations Network Fellows Bruna Bronoski, Alexander...
February 20, 2025 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Panel Recording: Climate News That Moves the World
The 2024 Climate Week at the Explorers Club in New York City gathered panels of experts to discuss...
October 2, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Advancing Biodiversity for Community Resilience and Global Stability: Insights Ahead of COP16
Biodiversity is in sharp decline, and the implications for global stability are significant. The...
September 30, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: ‘Neglected and Exposed’
Webinar: "Neglected and Exposed" in original audio. Video courtesy of the Pulitzer Center. United...
August 27, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: American Pipe Dream
Video courtesy of the Pulitzer Center. United States, 2024. Part of the "Fuel, Foul Air, and Fallout...
August 16, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: Activating Youth for Climate Action
This story was originally published on the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication website. On...
June 17, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
With Help From the Pulitzer Center, Stephanie Hanes Tells Stories of Hope
This report was initially published on the Hunter College Journalism blog . On April 2, Hunter...
April 29, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
D.C. Environmental Film Festival Showcases Grantees’ Short Films on Ocean Issues
On March 26, 2024, the Pulitzer Center screened five short films by grantees in front of a full...
April 10, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
How To Tell a Compelling Science Story at CUGH 2024
The Pulitzer Center and Global Health Now convened a communications workshop panel and film festival...
April 1, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Event Recording: Panelists Discuss How Maine’s Saltwater Wetlands Are Under Pressure
This story was originally published in The Maine Monitor . The Maine Monitor and the Wells Reserve...
March 28, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Webinar On-Demand: 2024 AAAS Plenary Panel on Global Warming and Health
On February 16, 2024, Pulitzer Center grantees Meredith Wadman and Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar...
March 18, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Insights From the Our Work/Environment Dialogues
From academics to environmental organizations, labor specialists to journalists, the "Our Work...
February 12, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
The Role of the Ocean at COP28
Could the ocean get a seat at the negotiating table at future climate summits? That’s what Peter...
January 17, 2024 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Rethinking Labor Conditions Amidst Climate Change: A Student-to-Student Dialogue
The event is available for viewing in both English and Portuguese. “We usually think about climate...
December 6, 2023 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Introducción a los talleres del Concurso de Cartas por #NuestraAmazonía
Durante este seminario web, nos inspiramos en los reportajes publicados por el Fondo de Periodismo y...
August 28, 2023
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