Pulitzer Panel Honours Ukrainian Journos For Courageous, Truthful Reporting During Russia's Invasion

As Columbia University in New York revealed the 2022 recipients of the renowned prizes, the board gave a "special citation" to Ukrainian journalists.

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New Delhi: Ukrainian journalists were honored by the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday for their "courage, endurance, and commitment to truthful" coverage of Russia's invasion of their nation, news agency AFP reported.

As Columbia University in New York revealed the 2022 recipients of the renowned prizes, the board gave a "special citation" to Ukrainian journalists.

While announcing the accolade, Pulitzer prize administrator Marjorie Miller said, ""The Pulitzer Prize board is pleased to award a special citation to the journalists of Ukraine for their courage, endurance and commitment to truthful reporting during Vladimir Putin's ruthless invasion of their country and his propaganda war in Russia," AFP reported. 

"Despite bombardment abductions, occupation and even deaths in their ranks, they have persisted in their effort to provide an accurate picture of a terrible reality, doing honor to Ukraine and to journalists around the world," she added.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least seven journalists have been slain since Russia started a full-scale invasion of its neighbour on February 24, including three from Ukraine.

With three Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, the New York Times scooped up the most.

The newspaper took home the award for international reporting for revealing the massive civilian toll of US-led airstrikes in the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.

It also won the national reporting prize for its study into lethal police traffic stops around the country.

Salamishah Tillet, a Times contributing critic at large, won the criticism category for her work on race in the arts and culture.

The Washington Post won the public service category for their "compellingly recounted and vividly depicted story" of ex-President Donald Trump supporters storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Five Getty photographers took up the award for breaking news photography for their "extensive and consistently captivating photographs" of the attack.

They split the award with Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times, who was recognised for his photographs of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan last summer.

Four Reuters journalists won the feature photography category for reporting India's struggle with Covid-19, including Danish Siddiqui, who was murdered while photographing violence between Afghan government forces and the Taliban in July.

(With AFP Inputs)