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Pulitzer 2021 Prize Winners announced

By Hiya Chaudhary

The New York Times awarded for Public Service- “For courageous, prescient and sweeping coverage of the coronavirus pandemic that exposed racial and economic inequities, government failures in the U.S. and beyond.”

The staff of the Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn for Breaking News Reporting- For the coverage of George Floyd’s case and the protests regarding the same.

For National Reporting the Staff of The Marshall Project; AL.com, Birmingham; IndyStar, Indianapolis; and the Invisible Institute, Chicago were rewarded for their “year-long investigation of K-9 units and the damage that police dogs inflict on Americans, including innocent citizens and police officers, prompting numerous statewide reforms.”

Associated Press awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for photography- Breaking News Photography: Black Lives Matters Protests in different cities of the US. Feature Photography- Emilio Morenatti for coverage of the hardships in the lives of the elderly in Spain during the pandemic.

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Hiya Chaudhary

Hiya Chaudhary is an Economics major at Miranda House. A political fanatic who has a lot to say about anything and everything. She is an eager learner and enthusiastic about everything life has to offer. Hiya is currently working at USAnewshour.com and can be reached at shweta.hiya01@gmail.com