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August 25, 2020 | Cronkite News
Voices of the Homeless
Homeless people across the U.S. talk about their struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Audio has been edited for length and clarity.
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August 25, 2020 | The Sunday Times
I Felt Rage, Grabbed the Microphone and Spoke To the Strikers, Says Accidental ‘Lech Walesa’ of Belarus
Sergei Dylevsky represents angry workers who have had enough of Belarus' government.
August 24, 2020
History of Water in the Desert
This multimedia project provides a panoramic view of the water difficulties during the spread of COVID-19, in the southern and northern extremes of Lima, Peru.
August 24, 2020 | Cronkite News, Associated Press
COVID-19 Is a ‘Crisis Within a Crisis’ for Homeless People
More than 200 homeless people are known to have died so far in the COVID-19 pandemic, yet they remain largely invisible victims. Across the U.S., communities have struggled to protect their homeless residents.
August 21, 2020 | Smithsonian Magazine
The Hunt for the Modern-Day Pirates Who Steal Millions of Tons of Fish From the Seas
These criminal actors threaten fragile species, forcing an international coalition to track them down.
August 21, 2020 | New Naratif
Behind the Dream: A Family Broken by a Jade Mining Disaster
This comic tells the story of one imagined Kachin man searching for jade in Hpakant. He dreams of finding a valuable stone and buying his daughter a bicycle, only to perish in the Gwi Hka landslide.
August 20, 2020 | Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting, MLK50
As Union Leaders Call for Slower Line Speeds, COVID-19 Spreads in Mississippi Poultry Plants
With workers sick and workforces depleted, two Mississippi poultry plants have permission to ratchet up processing line speeds to increase production during the pandemic—at the risk, union leaders say, of worker safety in one of the country’s most dangerous industries.
August 20, 2020 | Foreign Policy
After Another Mining Disaster, Ethnic Minorities Lose Patience With Myanmar’s Leadership
For those in the borderlands, the recent landslide in Kachin state is a symptom of the government’s empty promises.
August 18, 2020 | The New York Times Magazine
How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants
Roberto Primero Luis set out across the U.S.-Mexico border last year as previous Guatemalan migrants had. But the crossing has changed.
August 18, 2020 | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Seeds of Doubt: Amazon Forest Gatherers Dread Drought and Fires
Residents of the Middle Juruá Extractive Reserve worry that less rain could decimate livelihoods and leave them at risk of forest fires.
August 15, 2020 | South China Morning Post
In Myanmar’s Largest Jade Mining Town, the Semi-Precious Stone Prized by Chinese Costs More Than Money
Hpakant, in Myanmar’s Kachin State, is the epicentre of a multibillion-dollar jade mining industry in which thousands risk their lives every day hoping to strike it big and earn their golden ticket out of poverty.
August 14, 2020 | Mekong Review
Unbroken Courage
"I want to do something. I want to walk forward, and that is my responsibility.” Does art have healing power? Is the revitalization of Cambodian classical dance a form of resistance?
April 15, 2017 | Education news
Educators Explore "Fractured Lands" with Pulitzer Center and the University of Chicago
Pulitzer Center organized a workshop with the University of Chicago to provide educators with resources on teaching students about the Middle East.
April 13, 2017 | General news
National Geographic Your Shot 'Strong Women' Finalists Selected
National Geographic photographer, Amy Toensing and Deputy Director of Photography, Whitney Johnson, select the final photographs for Your Shot assignment.
March 27, 2017 | General news, Education news
An Egalitarian Perspective on Women in Conflict Journalism
Three journalists speak at Campus Consortium partner American University, sharing advice on how to maintain safety while reporting on conflict.
March 16, 2017 | General news
Report Says Children in Syria At Risk of Mental Health Disorders
"Invisible Wounds," a report by Save the Children, says that children in Syria are at high risk of developing mental health disorders.
March 14, 2017 | General news, Project news
Four Pulitzer Center Grantees Featured on PDN's 30 List
Pulitzer Center grantees Daniella Zalcman, Jake Naughton, Xyza Bacani, and Souvid Datta have been featured in Photo District News' 30 List.
February 27, 2017 | Project news, Education news
Pulitzer Center Grantee Brings "Signs of Your Identity" to Canada
Pulitzer Center grantee Daniella Zalcman visited 14 schools in Canada to present "Signs of Your Identity."
February 24, 2017
Making Sense of the World—and of Donald Trump
Trying to make sense of Donald Trump's presidency, and of the world he leads, to an audience split between his supporters and critics.
January 18, 2017 | Education news
Pulitzer Center Visits West Coast
Pulitzer Center journalists Misha Friedman, Jon Cohen and Amy Maxmen spoke to 425 people about their work featured in the e-book "To End AIDS" at different events in the San Francisco area last week.
December 07, 2016 | General news, Education news
St. Louis Students Studied Taiwan Issues Prior to News-Making Phone Call
Taiwanese sovereignty became news recently, and because of a recent education tour, St. Louis students were well-prepared to discuss the issue.
November 21, 2016 | General news, Project news, Education news
Exploring NOLA's French Quarter, Slow Journalism Style with Out of Eden Walk
SPJ Excellence in Journalism Conference participants report on the small but meaningful dramas of life in the Crescent City and build simple multimedia narratives to share.
October 31, 2016 | General news
Pulitzer Center Retro: 10 Years and Counting
We want to thank all our grantees, student fellows, former staff, friends, family, and partners for all you have done to create and support quality journalism while "illuminating dark places" and to provide those "seeds of hope" you have documented so well.
August 02, 2016 | General news, Education news
Soul of the City Students Meet with Pulitzer Center-Supported Journalists
Washington, DC, youth program benefits from Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative, introducing students to skills and values needed to start careers in journalism.