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News and views from the Pulitzer Center team
On May 12, 2013, rescue workers finally called off the search for survivors in the wreckage of the Rana Plaza factory collapse near Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the West we're left to wonder: What can we do...
Russian journalist Anna Nemtsova describes Miel Fellowship as unique opportunity for reporting in her home country. And she's inspired by her visit with U.S. students.
Senior Editor Tom Hundley shares a dispatch from world-walker Paul Salopek, a fracking report from Poland and news of Anna Badkhen's forthcoming account of her year in Oqa, Afghanistan.
February 22, 2013
“How could a country so ambitious of first-world status blithely allow millions of its own citizens to die needlessly?" Greg Gilderman reports on Russia's disavowal of public health best practices.
February 21, 2013
Student film on the DREAM Act to screen at the San Diego Latino Film Festival's Youth Vision Showcase. The film was produced in a Pulitzer Center-Free Spirit Media workshop in Chicago.
February 18, 2013
Pulitzer Center grantee Louie Palu was honored by White House News Photographers Association for his reporting on the United States-Mexico border.
February 15, 2013
Long a staple in the developing world, palm oil’s versatility and long shelf-life are fueling a surging demand that has turned it into a lucrative cash crop--with devastating consequences.
February 15, 2013
Photojournalist Micah Albert wins first place in the contemporary issues category in the 56th World Press Photo Contest for his work covering the Dandora dump in Kenya.
February 15, 2013
Dimiter Kenarov discussed his work on shale gas extraction to students in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
February 14, 2013
University of Chicago student reporting fellow Adam Janofsky looks at the lack of government oversight in Thailand's fishing industry.
February 12, 2013
The Washington Post features "Outlawed in Pakistan," a Pulitzer Center-supported documentary that premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
February 8, 2013
“Americans love success stories,” writes grantee Sam Loewenberg in a thought-provoking article that appeared in The New York Times this week. But failure can also serve a purpose.
February 5, 2013
Our 2012 Annual Report is now available online.