The Pulitzer Prizes, also known as the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism.According to the American newspaper giantJoseph Pulitzer (Joseph Pulitzer) was established in 1917 by his will, and later developed into the United StatesThe pressThe highest honor award of.After continuous improvement of the selection system, the Pulitzer Prize has become the highest international award in the field of journalism, known as the "Nobel Prize”。
For a century, the Pulitzer Prize has been the benchmark of the journalism industry, and has gone through war smoke, political scandals and intricacies with the American societysocial problem。From the initial news award to the later comprehensive awards including literature and art, its influence has been enduring.[1]
The Pulitzer Prize consists ofColumbia UniversityThe Pulitzer Prize Selection Committee composed of 16 people, including the president, selects the prize once a year, and the results are generally selected byColumbia UniversityThe president announced the award in May.
The Pulitzer Prize includes 15 news awards, 7 creative awards and 1 special praise award.The winners of news awards are not limited to nationality, but must have published works in American media;The winners of creative awards must be American citizens. The only exception is the History Writing Award. Foreign writers whose works involve American history are eligible for awards.[1]
On May 4, 2020, the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for News was announced, adding the "Audio Report Award".[3]
On May 8, 2023 local time, the winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes were announced.[26]
On May 6, 2024 local time, the Pulitzer Prize for 2024 was announced at Columbia University in New York, USA.[29]
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The Pulitzer Prize consists ofColumbia UniversityThe Pulitzer Prize Selection Committee composed of 16 people, including the president, selects the prize once a year, and the results are generally selected byColumbia UniversityThe president announced the award in May.[4]
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize includes 15 news awards, 7 creative awards and 1 special praise award.The winners of news awards are not limited to nationality, but must have published works in American media;The winners of creative awards must be American citizens. The only exception is the History Writing Award. Foreign writers whose works involve American history are eligible for awards.[30]
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The Pulitzer Prize includes 15 news awards, 7 creative awards and 1 special praise award.Every year, more than 2000 works are selected to compete for the Pulitzer Prize. At the beginning of the year, 102 outstanding judges were appointed and divided into 20JuryOrganize selection.[30]
The prize of Pulitzer Prize is 7500 dollars, of which the public service contribution award is not set as a prize, but awarded to the Pulitzer gold medal of the winning newspaper.PulitzerThe fund bequeathed at the beginning was $500000, and later the fund management organization raised more than $1 million.
Pulitzer Prize
The first Pulitzer Prize for Photography was awarded in 1942.Since then, it has been issued once a year except 1946.Since 1968, photography has added special topicsNews PhotographyA winning work usually consists of a group of photos.With the development of computer photo editing technology, the Commission stipulated in 1995 that "any works with processed or modified contents, except for the usual newspaper cutting and editing, will not be accepted".
1. By newspapers through the use of theirNews resourcesaseditorial, comics and photography, as well as reporting to provide commendable outstanding public services;
2. Outstanding sudden local news reports;
3. Outstanding work done by individuals or groups in the form of single or series reportsInvestigative report；
4. Expounding a meaningful and complex theme, demonstrating a good grasp of the theme, fluent writing, and outstanding expressionInterpretative reporting；
5. Continuous, knowledgeable and outstanding work on specific topics or activitiesSpecial report；
6. Outstanding reports on national affairs;
7. Includethe United NationsOutstanding reports on international affairs including;
8. Pay special attention to the high quality andOriginalityOutstanding feature report of;
11. An outstanding editorial that is clear, has a moral purpose, has solid reasoning, and has the ability to influence public opinion when the author believes that the guidance is correct;
12. Outstanding cartoons or selections of cartoons published annually with originality, critical effect, high painting level and visualization effect;
13. Color, single or multiple, and outstanding sudden news photography composed of related group photos or photo collections;
Picture and language of Pulitzer Prize for News
14. Or color, single or multiple, and outstanding close-up photography of related group photos or image collections.
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Gold medalWill grantpublic serviceAward winners.In addition to certificates, other categories of winners also have cash awards that were raised to $7500 in 2001, up from $5000.Each of the four places recommended to the professors of the School of Journalism will be provided with a Pulitzer scholarship of $5000.These scholarships can enable three outstanding graduates to travel, write reports and study abroad, and another scholarship will be awarded to one who is engaged in drama, music, literature, film orTV CommentaryGraduates.
For most of the winners, the cash award is only secondary to the prestige that the Pulitzer Prize brings to them and their works.There are many more competitions for prizes, but none of them can be compared with the Pulitzer Prize in the public mind.
And onStockholmandOsloWell preparedNobel PrizeThe awarding ceremony is different from the royal banquet. In May every year, in the round hall of the Low Library of Columbia University, Pulitzer Prize winners only spend one noonPotluckI received the prize and certificate from the president of the school.Only family members, professional peers, committee members and teachers from the School of Journalism were present.The committee rejected the request to publicize the event on television.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer (Joseph Pulitzer), born on April 10, 1847HungaryA Jewish family.He ran away from home at the age of 17 and wanted to join the army, but was rejected because of poor eyesight and weak health.LaterUS ArmyHe was recruited as a cavalry soldier and became an American in 1867.Became in 1868GermanReporter of Western Post.He relied on the strongThirst for knowledgeWith abundant energy, he tirelessly explored all kinds of news, and later became the wholly-owned operator of the newspaper.
By 1878, Pulitzer was proficient in English, and on December 9 of that year, he paid 2500 dollars to buy the St. Louis Telegraph, which was later merged with the local Post to become the St. Louis Post.In 1883, he took 34$60000《New York World》。He created the editing and writing system - that is, the materials collected and written by journalists are polished, sorted and integrated into manuscripts for publication by editors.This writing rule is still the wholeThe pressOfUniversal principles。
Pulitzer is unique in managing and editing newspapers.He stressed that the newspaper should publish news truthfully and accurately, the text should be simple and popular, and efforts should be made to write welleditorial。
Pulitzer died in 1911.He made a will and donated his property toColumbia University, set up the Pulitzer Prize, which became the highest prize in American news.
Pulitzer began his journalism career in 1868American newspapersIts development has a great influence, and it is known as the pioneer and model of modern American newspapers.In 1903, Pulitzer wrote his will and decided to fund the establishment of Columbia Journalism Institute and Pulitzer Prize. The board of directors of Columbia University will take charge of the fund he bequeathed.Pulitzer died on October 29, 1911.According to his will, he opened the Columbia Journalism Institute in 1912 and established the Pulitzer Prize in 1917.
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Stacy Schiff[24-25]
2006
News Awards
Public Service Award:MississippiBiloxiThe Sun Herald（KatrinaHurricane) New Orleans Civic (New Orleans)
Breaking News Award: New Orleans Civic (Hurricane Katrina)
Award for investigative reporting:《Washington Post》(Disclosure of lobbyistsAbramovScandals)
Pulitzer Prize in History: The Whip Driving History: News Media, Civil Rights Movement, National Awakening, Gene Roberts（Gene Roberts）And Hank Klibanoff (Alfred A. Knopf)
Pulitzer Prize for Biographical Literature: The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Wade Beecher, Debby Applegate (Doubleday Press)
History: Ernest Gordon Reid's Monticello of Hermiones: An American Family (W. W. Norton Press)
Biography or autobiography: The American Lion: President Jackson in the White House by John Mitcham (Random House Press)
Poetry: W.S. Merwin's Shadow of Sirius (TongCanyon Press)
Non fiction: Douglas A. Blackmon's Slavery with a Different Name: Re enslavement of African Americans from the Civil War to World War II (Doubleday Press)
Music: Double Sextet by Steve Ritchie (Busey&Hawkes)[6]
2010
The American Pulitzer Prize Jury announced the list of winners of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in 2010.
The jury announced the winners of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize
The Washington Post won four awards and became the biggest winner, twoNews websiteEach won an award, setting a precedent for the Pulitzer Prize to be awarded to online media and becoming the biggest highlight.
Among the 14 news awards,VirginiaThe Bristol Herald Messenger, a local mediaRevelatory reportAnd won the most important public service award.
Anthony Shadid, a reporter of the Washington PostIraqA series of reports on the situation won the International News Report Award.The newspaper also won three awards, namely, the Feature News Award, the News Comment Award and the Criticism Comment Award.
The series of reports that won the domestic news report award discussed the dangers of using mobile phones, computers, etc. while driving.
In addition《seattle times 》Because of itsWashington StateThe report that four policemen were shot and killed in the coffee shop was obtainedBreaking newsRaquel Ratledge of the Milwaukee Sentinel won the local report award《dallas morning news 》Three of them won the editorial award.
《Des Moines Register 》Mary Chind of Denver Post won the Sudden News Photography Award for her works reflecting the moment when construction workers saved women from drowning. Craig Walker of Denver Post won the close-up photography award for her works depicting a minor child who joined the army in Iraq.
The Pulitzer Prize began to expand its selection range, and all awards were allowed to be evaluated by online media, which received 65 nominations, but failed to win.
Under the categories of literature, drama and music, seven awards were awarded, including novel, drama, history, biography, poetry, non fiction literature and music.American composer Jennifer Higden made her debut in February 2009Violin ConcertoWon the only music award.The Pulitzer Prize awarding ceremony is usually held at Columbia University, the birthplace of the Pulitzer Prize, about one month after the announcement of the results.In the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism, the public service award is a gold medal, and other winners can receive a $10000 prize and certificate.[7]
Award winning report: exposureCaliforniaOfficials of the small town BellMisappropriation of public fundsThe report of paying high salaries to itself eventually led to the arrest of the officials involved in the incident and prompted the city of Bell to carry out relevant reforms.
Emergency Report Award
The breaking news award has been vacant for the first time since the establishment of the Pulitzer Prize.Director of the Pulitzer Prize JurySig Gissler He said that although there were many major events in 2010, such ashaiti earthquake andGulf of MexicoOil spill accident, etc., but the Pulitzer Prize jury finally decided to leave the breaking news award vacant for the first time since the award was founded 95 years ago, but he did not give specific reasons.
Investigative Reporting Award
Winner: Page John of the Sarasota Herald Tribune.
Award winning report: Page John disclosed in detailFloridaThe Owner has important influenceproperty insuranceThe dark curtain of the system provides convenient insurance companiesReliabilityData and urge regulators to take action.
Explanatory Reporting
Winners: Mark Johnson, Cattelian Gallagher, Gary Potter, Lou Sardival and Alison Sherwood of the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Award winning report: they use the easy to understandLanguage pairuseGene technologyThe process of saving a 4-year-old boy suffering from a strange disease was reported, using text, charts, videos and other presentation methods.
Local News Report Award
Winners: Frank Mann, Mark Cohen Cole and John King from the Chicago Sun Times.
Award winning report: they made a detailed record of the violence in the Chicago community and conducted a comprehensive investigationvictimThe life of criminals and detectives.
Domestic News Report Award
Winner: folk news websiteProPublicaJesse Eisenger, Jack Bernstein
Award winning report: they disclosed the suspicious finance of Wall StreetOperation behavior, and these behaviors may lead to economic disasters. The report also uses digital tools to explain complex financial behaviors to readers.
International News Report Award
Winners: Clifford Levy and Ellen Barry of the New York Times.
Award winning report: theirRussiaThe humanistic interpretation of the collapsing judicial system has greatly affected the discussion of this issue in Russia.
Feature Writing
Winner: Amy Iris Nate of the Star Chronicle.
Award winning report: Nate reported in depth that a commercial fishing boatAtlanticThe mysterious sinking caused six deaths.
Award winning report: her works are very helpful to the trappedLos AngelesThe innocent victims of gang violence are described in detail.[8]
2012
Public Service Award
Winner: Philadelphia Enquirer
Reason for winning the award:PhiladelphiaUbiquitousCampus violenceThe Philadelphia Inquirer has described in detail the phenomenon and even crimes of bullying children on campus with powerful written descriptions and video materials, which inspired the reform to improve the safety of teachers and students.
Burst News Award
prize winner:AlabamaThe reporter of Tuscaloosa News.
Reason for winning the award: The reporter of this newspaper has a fataltornadoThey reported bravely and boldly, and adoptedSocial mediaAnd traditional reporting methods provide real-time news updates to help locate missing persons and force them to travel 50km away in case of power interruptionprinting plantWhen printing, the depth ofPrinted edition。
Investigative Reporting Award
Winners: Associated Press reporter Matt Upzo, Adam Goldman, Irene Sullivan, Chris Holly and《seattle times 》Journalists Michael J Berens, Ken Armstrong
Reason for award: Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong, reporters of the Seattle Times, exposed that a little-known government department in Washington State changed the medication of vulnerable patients without authorization, replacing cheap but dangerous drugs with safe but slightly expensive drugs. The report triggered a nationwide health alarm in the United States.
Associated Press reporters Matt Apzo, Adam Goldman, Irene Sullivan, and Chris Holly exposed that the New York police were secretly monitoring the daily life of Muslim communities. The report triggered a congressional investigation and aroused concerns about domesticIntelligence gatheringRole debate.
Interpretative Reporting Award
Winner: David Kosieniewski, reporter of the New York Times.
Reason for winning the award: David Kosieniewski, a reporter of the New York Times, through the complex legal jungle with a series of clear reports, clearly exposed how the richest citizens and companies in the United States often drillLegal loopholesHow to avoid taxes.
Award reason: Huffington Post reporter David WoodIraq WarandAfghanistan WarThe physical and emotional challenges faced by the seriously injured American soldiers in the war were explored in depth.
International Reporting Award
Winner: Jeffrey Gatman, reporter of the New York Times.
Reason for winning the award: Jeffrey Gatman, a reporter of the New York Times, regardless of the dangerEast AfricaFamine and conflict in this neglected but increasingly strategically important region were vividly reported.
Reason for award: Eli Sanders of Strangers, a weekly magazine in Seattle, based on the brave testimony and case details of a woman who survived a brutal attack, wrote the story of the woman and her unfortunately murdered boyfriend in an unforgettable way.
Reason for winning the award: Mary Schmidge of the Chicago Tribune, with her practical and extensive columns, demonstrated the character and culture of Chicago.
Award reason: Wesley Morris of the Boston GlobeFilm criticismWisdom, ingenuity and precise writing, its comments penetrate between art theaters and box office.
Editorial Writing Award
Winner: vacant
Editorial Cartooning
Winner: Matt Woolkor of Politician.
Reason for award: Matt Woolkor's editorial cartoon of Politician is fresh and interesting, and satirizes the party conflict sweeping Washington in an unforgettable form.
Award reason: December 6, 2011,AfghanistancapitalKabulA crowded placeSacred PlaceAfter being attacked by a suicide bomber, the AFP's Masood Hosseini took a picture of a girl crying on her body.
Feature Photography
Winner: Craig F., Denver PostWalker.
Reason for award: Craig F. of Denver PostWalker used a set of moving pictures to record the trauma experienced by an Iraqi war soldier after returning homesequelaPainful, this group of pictures enables the audience to better understand such a national problem.[9]
2013
Burst News Award
Winner: USAAlabamaThe staff of the Tuscaloosa News.
Reason for winning the award: Hussaini recorded an incident in Kabul, the capital of AfghanistanSuicide bombExplosionOfNews picturesWon this award.[10]
Reason for award: AmericaStanford UniversityA novel describing the life of Korean residents written by Adam Johnson, a professor and writer《orphanageThe Dean's Son（The Orphan Master's Son, and translated《The Orphan Master's Son 》）, describes in detail the life of a fictional character who grew up in a Korean orphanage run by his father. In the process of growing up, he experienced all kinds of hardships, and finally his heart was healed because he fell in love with an actress.[10]
Public Service Award
Winner: Sun Sentinel.
Interpretative Reporting Award
Winner: New York Times
Reason for award: because of a series of reports on how rich people and groups in this country find loopholes to avoid taxes.[10]
Breaking News Photography Award - The New York Times Mauricio Lima, Sergey Ponomarev, Tyler Hicks and Daniel Etter;Thomson Reuters(Thomson Reuters) Photography team
Special Photography Award - The Boston Globe Jessica Rinaldi
Creation Award
Novel Award The Sympathizer, written by VietThanh Nguyen（Grove Press）
Criticism Award:《New Yorker》Hilton Als of The New Yorker
Editorial Writing Award: Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times (IA)
Critical Cartoon Award: The Miami HeraldJim Morin （Jim Morin of the Miami Herald）
Breaking News Photography Award: a freelance photographer of the New York TimesDaniel Berehulak（Daniel Berehulak， freelance photographer， The New York Times）
Special Photography Award:《Chicago Tribune 》E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune
Creation Award
Fiction Award:Colson WhiteheadMass Transit Railway.Published by Dobleday Publishing House.（The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead ，Doubleday）
Drama Award: Sweat by Lynn Nottage
History award: Heather Ann Thompson's Blood in the Water: The Rise of Attica Prison in 1971 and Its Legacy.Published by Pantheon Publishing House.（Blood in the Water： The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson ，Pantheon）
Biography or autobiography award: Return: Father, Son and the Middle Zone by Hisham Matar.Published by Random House.（The Return： Fathers， Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar，Random House）
Poetry Award: Oreo by Thiem Bar Jess.Issued by Inspur Publishing House.（Olio byTyehimba Jess，Wave Books）
Non fiction Award:Matthew DesmondEvictions: Poverty and Wealth in American Cities.Published by Crown Publishing House.（Evicted： Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond，Crown）[17]
Interpretative reporting award: the winners are three reporters from the New York Times, whoDonald TrumpThe financial situation of.
Creation Award
Fiction: The Top, by W. W. Norton,Narrative structureIt's very ingenious. The branches and canopies are like the core trees of the storyConnectivityIt echoes the human beings living in it.
Drama: Fei Meiyou, written by Jay Sibabulis Drury, is a very powerfuldramatic workIn a highly conceptualized and hierarchical structure, it verified the racial problem, and finally replaced the audience into the actors' community, making them face deep-rooted discrimination.
Poetry: Accompanied byForrest Gander(New Direction Publishing House), a collection of elegy, accurately captures the sudden sense of loss, the difficulty of expressing grief and the missing of the dead.
Non fiction:《Friendship and Prosperity: A Family and a Broken America》Eliza Grisword (Farrell, Strauss and Giroux), a classic American story, tells a compelling storyAppalachiaThe story of the family struggling to maintain its middle class status under the shadow of the disaster caused by the company's oil fracturing.
Music: Prism, written by Ellen Reed, a boldNew OperaThe work uses very precise vocal music and prominent instrument timbre to describe very difficult things: sex andMental abuseImpact.The script was written by Roxie Perkins.[19]
2021
Evan Vucci[33]
Winner: Evan Vucci, the chief photographer of the Associated Press in Washington, D.C.In 2020, he took photos in several cities in the United States byFreudThe protests and riots caused by his death won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 2021.[33-34]
On May 8, 2023 local time, Columbia University announced the winners of The Pulitzer Prizes in 2023.Among the 15 news awards, 2 are related to photography.Including:
Burst News Photography Award
Winner: Associated Press Photography Team[28]
The photography team of the Associated Press won the Breaking News Photography Award by virtue of a group of photos about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. These shocking photos show the huge damage caused to civilians by the war.
Special Photography Award
Winner: Christina House
Published on: July 13, 2022[28]
The Feature Photography Award was awarded to Christina House, a reporter of the Los Angeles Times.In order to learn more about the life of a 22-year-old pregnant woman living in a tent on the street, House recorded her vulnerability when she tried to raise a child but failed.
Public Service Award
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service was awarded to the Associated Press team for their series of reports on the Russian Ukrainian war.
Award for breaking news report
The Breaking News Reporting Award was awarded to the team of the Los Angeles Times. The report focused on the leakage of the secret conversation recording of the city government officials about racist remarks, followed up the incident and the public opinion shock it generated in a timely manner, and made in-depth reports on racial issues affecting local politics.
Investigative Reporting Award
The Investigative Reporting Award was awarded to the reporters of the Wall Street Journal. They made a sharp accountability report on the financial conflicts of interest among 50 federal agency officials, exposing their moral violations in stock trading and undermining public interests by taking advantage of agency authority。[27]
Fiction Award
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has always attracted much attention.In 2023, the American writer Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz shared the award, which is the first time since its establishment that the award has welcomed double winners.Kinsovo's "Devil's Bronze Head" tells the story of a little boy living in rural Appalachia who successively encountered poverty, drug addiction, institutional failure and moral disillusionment.Diaz's award-winning work Trust focuses on a financier who has experienced the "1929 U.S. stock market crisis" but is still thriving. Diaz reveals the whole process of how he replaced power with capital, and then distorted reality with power.The organizing committee commented that this novel is "a complex examination of power and love in a country where capital is king".[26]
On October 25, 1971, the 26th United Nations General AssemblyAlbania、AlgeriaWait for 23 countries to restoreThe People's Republic of ChinaEverything at the United Nationslegitimate rightAnd immediately vote on the proposal to expel the representatives of the Kuomintang group from the United Nations and all its affiliated institutions.
The United States still refused to admit defeat. Before the last round of voting, Nixon gaveBushHe called and said, "We want to win, we want to win." Bush ran to the platform with a dark face and asked to delete the content of the proposal to expel the Kuomintang authorities from Taiwan.Bush finished his speech with a serious expression, but the representatives from the audience cheered and laughedAfricaWhen the national representatives knocked on the table, Bush had to step down embarrassed to the sound of "No.".
IraqThe representative walked up to the platform and said, "If the United States still wants to reserve a seat for Chiang Kai shek, I have a suggestion. We very much welcome the American representative to bring him and let him sit on a chair in the American delegation seat." The bitter humor caused a burst of laughter.Malik ruled that Bush's proposal was not accepted.So far, after several rounds of contests, the final voting result is no longer in doubt.
The electronic counting board showed the results: 76 in favour, 35 against, 17 abstentions, and the proposal was passed by an overwhelming majority.Suddenly, the conference hall seethed.China's legal rights in the United Nations have finally been recognized.This is a major victory achieved by China and many other countries that uphold justice in a long-term struggle.
On November 15, when the elegant Qiao Guanhua appeared in the United Nations conference hall, it immediately became the 26thU.N.General AssemblyThe focus of.Journalistslayers of clothingSurrounded by him, a reporter asked, "Chief Joe, can you tell me your mood at this moment?" The beaming Qiao Guanhua looked up and laughed, his proud, hearty smile infected everyone present.A moment later, he only said such a sentence: "My expression has already answered your question." Joe laughed and was presentPhotojournalistI snapped it and won the Pulitzer Prize at one fell swoop.[20]
2016 Pulitzer Prize
Among the various awards of Pulitzer in 2016, those who won the "Public Service Award" wereassociated pressA group of, including seven long surveys and two video reports, tells a story about an earth shakingOscarThe true story of the award-winning film.This story is not far away from you and me. Every fish and shrimp we eat every day may be stained with the blood and tears of the protagonists of this story.
This group of reports, which took a whole year to write and risked their lives, revealedThailandMarine waterThere have been decades of criminal acts in the product fishing industry, which have saved more than 2000 illegal immigrants who have been imprisoned, abused and enslaved for several years or even decades, and made the governments of the United States and Europe begin to consider legislation.
In 2014, several journalists from the Associated Press learned that some Thai fishing companies wereMyanmar、Cambodia、LaosPoor neighbors, such as Lianmeng, cheat and even kidnap, took local strong laborers to their boats and forced them to go fishing.After the tediousIntelligence gatheringAfter that, these journalists finally found a clue: an Indonesian fishing village called Benjina.So the reporters set out to come to this isolated island hanging in the ocean.After seeing it with their own eyes, they were shocked: there were hundreds of enslaved fishermen living on the island, and their living conditions were 1000 times worse than expected.
The island where the village is located is controlled by a fishing company called Pusaka Benjina Resources. They have a five story office on the island, which contains many cages for slave fishermen.This company is in IndonesiaRegistrationThere are 90 fishing boats under its control, but the captain and the main person in charge are all Thai. The Indonesian government is investigating whether there is something fishy about them.
In fact, Thai fishery companies have been recruiting workers from poor neighboring countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos for many years.At the beginning, they may cheat with high salary - the so-called high salary is actually hundreds of dollars for several months of work;But this money is enough to feed Myanmar families for a whole year.
When they got on the ship, they found that they could not get the high salary they had promised. The Thai fishing boss threatened them to work and redeem themselves. They could only get 10 dollars a month. Many people could not even get a penny.
Because the Thai government forbids illegal workers without identity, the fishing bosses gave these Burmese fake Thai identities, except for photos, names andOther informationThey have nothing to do with themselves.
ThailandMarine fishingThe annual output value of the industry is up to 7 billion yuan, 20% of which is exported to the United States;The number of migrant fishermen employed has reached 100000, and Bangina Village is just one corner of this bloodstained industry.
In Bangina Village, in addition to interviewing slave fishermen, the Associated Press reporters also wrote down the name of the ship that came here to transport fish back to Thailand.Then they useSatellite trackingWith the whereabouts of these ships.
A dozen days later, one of the ships named "Silver Sea Line" arrived at a Thai port, and the journalists followed.They found a truckOn the dockI stopped for four days to observe the whereabouts of the fish.Why hide in the truck?Because there are fishing companies on the dockmafiaPatrol with guns.
Later, the fish were loaded into 150 trucks, and the reporters followed the trucks to the freezing plant andAquatic product processingFactory.
Later, by searching the database, the reporters tracked the trading companies that distributed and exported aquatic products, and then tracked the dealers in the United States.
In this way, the reporters completed a round the world journey with the blood stained fish until they finally arrivedWal-Mart, Sysco, and so onShopping Mall。
It is a long chain from Bangina Village to Wal Mart;And every company and every person tied to this chain earned money with the blood, sweat and tears of Myanmar fishermen.
Associated Press reporters then interviewed these American companies, including Wal Mart.Many companies refused to interview;Some of them sent a grandiose statement, saying that they were firmly opposed to enslavement of labor and would put pressure on suppliers to ensure that there was no enslavement of labor;Some companies admit privately that they have known about these things for a long time, but it is difficult to ensure 100% cleanliness, and it is also difficult to control what happened in Thailand.
After the release of the blockbuster report of the Associated Press, it aroused strong repercussions worldwide, especially in the United States.Under these pressures,U.S. Department of StateThey began to put pressure on the Burmese government to take back the Burmese fishermen stranded in Thailand.
Thai police sent people to Bangina Village to investigate.Surprisingly, Lieutenant General Saritchai Anekwiang of the Thai police reported that the fishermen on the island were in good condition. They were all Thai. Except for some homesick people, others were happy and there was no abuse.
Part of the reason why it is difficult to eradicate the phenomenon of illegal slave labor is that it is complicatedChain of interestsMany law enforcement officials at the grass-roots level in Thailand accept bribes, even involving themselves.
The Indonesian government came to the island again the day after the Thai police left.After investigation, the Indonesian government confirmed the authenticity of the information provided by the Associated Press reporters.They announced that they would immediately take away the Myanmar fishermen who had suffered inhuman abuse.
The news spread quickly. Burmese workers who had been hiding in the dense forest for many years came to the shore one by one and boarded the Indonesian government's ship with surprise or hesitation.
The first batch of workers from Myanmar is 320, and the second batch is 560
A total of more than 2000 Burmese workers have been rescued, many of whom have returned to their homes in Myanmar.
The Associated Press released this group of reports after determining the safety of Burmese fishermen.
Among the more than 40 Burmese fishermen interviewed by the Associated Press, 30 year old Hlaing Min said to the reporter, "Americans and Europeans, please remember us when you eat these fish. There are mountains of our bones under the sea... They can form an island, that's all."[21]
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In June 2021, the US Buzzfeed News Network wrote a group of articles in 2020 that discredited China's Xinjiang policyA series of reports, obtainedAmerican NewsThe Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor in the world.[22]
In August 2020, after Buzzfeed published this group of reports that discredit XinjiangChinese netizensAnd the media raised extremely sharp doubts about the authenticity of the report almost at the first time.In an interview, local residents of Xinjiang even said that the approach of Buzzfeed reporters is equivalent to "a picture of the beginning, and the rest depends on compilation".[22]
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China
The Pulitzer Prize was once praised by some Chinese who "worship" the United StatesAmerican NewsThe award "once again" proved its "quality" with its actions - in terms of international reporting, the award is not awarded to journalists who are objective and neutral and seek the truth at all, but to journalists who serve the "big publicity" cause of the United States and use fictional facts and inverted reports to blacken the "enemy" and "ideological" opponents of the United States.(commented by Global Times)[22]
