The newspaper Washington Post won the main of the this Monday Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of storming of the United States Capitol, while The New York Times won national and international journalism awards for two of its in-depth investigations.
The university of colombiaAwarding the highest honors in American journalism, the Post gave its public service award for its “vibrant” account of the events of January 6, 2021 and for helping readers understand “one of the darkest days” in history. . of the country.
The seizure of the Legislature’s headquarters by hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump (2017-2021) to try to avoid ratifying the election victory of his successor, Joe Biden, was one of the major events in United States last year and Pulitzer they recognized the work of the main newspaper of the capital to tell and explain it.
While the Post took home the top prize, New York Times it took the majors by storm in the news arena thanks to lengthy reporting that challenged the official US narrative.
The New York newspaper won the national journalism award for its analysis of the repeated deaths of people at the hands of the police when officers stop motorists, a report illustrating how hundreds of deaths could have been avoided and how officers in general often get away with it.
The times He also won the award in the international category for an investigation into the failure of US aerial bombardments in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan and the high number of civilian casualties of this strategy.
Source: El heraldo
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
