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The Pulitzer Prizes 2020 Winne
WINNERS AND FINALISTS 1917 TO PRESENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Excerpts from the Plan of Award ..............................................................2 PULITZER PRIZES IN JOURNALISM Public Service ...........................................................................................6 Reporting ...............................................................................................24 Local Reporting .....................................................................................27 Local Reporting, Edition Time ..............................................................32 Local General or Spot News Reporting ..................................................33 General News Reporting ........................................................................36 Spot News Reporting ............................................................................38 Breaking News Reporting .....................................................................39 Local Reporting, No Edition Time .......................................................45 Local Investigative or Specialized Reporting .........................................47 Investigative Reporting ..........................................................................50 Explanatory Journalism .........................................................................61 Explanatory Reporting ...........................................................................64 Specialized Reporting .............................................................................70 -
Across the Universe? a Comparative Analysis of Violent Behavior And
The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Behavior and Radicalization Across Three Offender Types with Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education Author(s): John G. Horgan, Ph.D., Paul Gill, Ph.D., Noemie Bouhana, Ph.D., James Silver, J.D., Ph.D., Emily Corner, MSc. Document No.: 249937 Date Received: June 2016 Award Number: 2013-ZA-BX-0002 This report has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice. To provide better customer service, NCJRS has made this federally funded grant report available electronically. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Behavior and Radicalization Across Three Offender Types with Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education Final Report John G. Horgan, PhD Georgia State University Paul Gill, PhD University College, London Noemie Bouhana, PhD University College, London James Silver, JD, PhD Worcester State University Emily Corner, MSc University College, London This project was supported by Award No. 2013-ZA-BX-0002, awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice 1 ABOUT THE REPORT ABOUT THE PROJECT The content of this report was produced by John Horgan (Principal Investigator (PI)), Paul Gill (Co-PI), James Silver (Project Manager), Noemie Bouhana (Co- Investigator), and Emily Corner (Research Assistant). -
Wanting, Not Waiting
WINNERSdateline OF THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB AWARDS 2011 Wanting, Not Waiting 2012 Another Year of Uprisings SPECIAL EDITION dateline 2012 1 letter from the president ne year ago, at our last OPC Awards gala, paying tribute to two of our most courageous fallen heroes, I hardly imagined that I would be standing in the same position again with the identical burden. While last year, we faced the sad task of recognizing the lives and careers of two Oincomparable photographers, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, this year our attention turns to two writers — The New York Times’ Anthony Shadid and Marie Colvin of The Sunday Times of London. While our focus then was on the horrors of Gadhafi’s Libya, it is now the Syria of Bashar al- Assad. All four of these giants of our profession gave their lives in the service of an ideal and a mission that we consider so vital to our way of life — a full, complete and objective understanding of a world that is so all too often contemptuous or ignorant of these values. Theirs are the same talents and accomplishments to which we pay tribute in each of our awards tonight — and that the Overseas Press Club represents every day throughout the year. For our mission, like theirs, does not stop as we file from this room. The OPC has moved resolutely into the digital age but our winners and their skills remain grounded in the most fundamental tenets expressed through words and pictures — unwavering objectivity, unceasing curiosity, vivid story- telling, thought-provoking commentary. -
The Rise of Jihadist Propaganda on Social Networks Adam
Rise of Jihadist Propaganda 1 The Rise of Jihadist Propaganda on Social Networks Adam Badawy, Emilio Ferrara* University of Southern California, Information Sciences Institute *Corresponding author: [email protected] Using a dataset of over 1.9 million messages posted on Twitter by about 25,000 ISIS members, we explore how ISIS makes use of social media to spread its propaganda and to recruit militants from the Arab world and across the globe. By distinguishing between violence-driven, theological, and sectarian content, we trace the connection between online rhetoric and key events on the ground. To the best of our knowledge, ours is one of the first studies to focus on Arabic content, while most literature focuses on English content. Our findings yield new important insights about how social media is used by radical militant groups to target the Arab-speaking world, and reveal important patterns in their propaganda efforts. Keywords: Computational Social Science, Social Media, Twitter, ISIS, Islamic Radicalization. Rise of Jihadist Propaganda 2 The Rise of Jihadist Propaganda on Social Networks Introduction Militant groups have long used traditional media and the Internet to disseminate information, spread their propaganda, and recruit potential militants (Cohen-Almagor, R. 2012). But no group to date has been as savvy in terms of its propaganda campaign and recruiting terrorists via the Internet, and specifically via social media platforms, as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) (Shane & Hubbard, 2014). ISIS used a panoply of platforms, such as: Facebook, Instagram, Tumbler, Ask.fm, and most prominently, Twitter to spread its message (Bodine-Baron et al 2016). -
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Accepted for publication in 2020 by the International Journal of Communication, ijoc.org (this version has the raw data in an appendix) Podcasting as Public Media: The Future of U.S. News, Public Affairs and Educational Podcasts PATRICIA AUFDERHEIDE American University, USA DAVID LIEBERMAN The New School, USA ATIKA ALKHALLOUF American University, USA JIJI MAJIRI UGBOMA The New School, USA This article identifies a U.S.-based podcasting ecology as public media, and then examines the threats to its future. It first identifies characteristics of a set of podcasts in the U.S. that allow them to be usefully described as public podcasting. Second, it looks at current business trends in podcasting as platformization proceeds. Third, it identifies threats to public podcasting’s current business practices. Finally, it analyzes responses within public podcasting to the potential threats. It concludes that currently, the public podcast ecology in the U.S. maintains some immunity from the most immediate threats, but that as well there are underappreciated threats to it both internally and externally. Keywords: podcasting, public media, platformization, business trends, public podcasting ecology As U.S. podcasting becomes an increasingly commercially-viable part of the media landscape, are its public-service functions at risk? This article explores that question, in the process postulating that the concept of public podcasting has utility in describing, not only a range of podcasting practices, but an ecology within the larger podcasting ecology—one that permits analysis of both business methods and social practices, one that deserves attention and even protection. This analysis contributes to the burgeoning literature on podcasting by enabling focused research in this area, permitting analysis of the sector in ways that permit thinking about the relationship of mission and business practice sector-wide. -
Hate Speech Ignited Understanding Hate Speech in Myanmar
Hate Speech Ignited Understanding Hate Speech in Myanmar Hate Speech Ignited Understanding Hate Speech in Myanmar October 2020 About Us This report was written based on the information and data collection, monitoring, analytical insights and experiences with hate speech by civil society organizations working to reduce and/or directly af- fected by hate speech. The research for the report was coordinated by Burma Monitor (Research and Monitoring) and Progressive Voice and written with the assistance of the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School while it is co-authored by a total 19 organizations. Jointly published by: 1. Action Committee for Democracy Development 2. Athan (Freedom of Expression Activist Organization) 3. Burma Monitor (Research and Monitoring) 4. Generation Wave 5. International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School 6. Kachin Women’s Association Thailand 7. Karen Human Rights Group 8. Mandalay Community Center 9. Myanmar Cultural Research Society 10. Myanmar People Alliance (Shan State) 11. Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica 12. Olive Organization 13. Pace on Peaceful Pluralism 14. Pon Yate 15. Progressive Voice 16. Reliable Organization 17. Synergy - Social Harmony Organization 18. Ta’ang Women’s Organization 19. Thint Myat Lo Thu Myar (Peace Seekers and Multiculturalist Movement) Contact Information Progressive Voice [email protected] www.progressivevoicemyanmar.org Burma Monitor [email protected] International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School [email protected] https://hrp.law.harvard.edu Acknowledgments Firstly and most importantly, we would like to express our deepest appreciation to the activists, human rights defenders, civil society organizations, and commu- nity-based organizations that provided their valuable time, information, data, in- sights, and analysis for this report. -
The Bush Revolution: the Remaking of America's Foreign Policy
The Bush Revolution: The Remaking of America’s Foreign Policy Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay The Brookings Institution April 2003 George W. Bush campaigned for the presidency on the promise of a “humble” foreign policy that would avoid his predecessor’s mistake in “overcommitting our military around the world.”1 During his first seven months as president he focused his attention primarily on domestic affairs. That all changed over the succeeding twenty months. The United States waged wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S. troops went to Georgia, the Philippines, and Yemen to help those governments defeat terrorist groups operating on their soil. Rather than cheering American humility, people and governments around the world denounced American arrogance. Critics complained that the motto of the United States had become oderint dum metuant—Let them hate as long as they fear. September 11 explains why foreign policy became the consuming passion of Bush’s presidency. Once commercial jetliners plowed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, it is unimaginable that foreign policy wouldn’t have become the overriding priority of any American president. Still, the terrorist attacks by themselves don’t explain why Bush chose to respond as he did. Few Americans and even fewer foreigners thought in the fall of 2001 that attacks organized by Islamic extremists seeking to restore the caliphate would culminate in a war to overthrow the secular tyrant Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Yet the path from the smoking ruins in New York City and Northern Virginia to the battle of Baghdad was not the case of a White House cynically manipulating a historic catastrophe to carry out a pre-planned agenda. -
Islamic State in Afghanistan: Challenges for Pakistan
Islamic State in Afghanistan: Challenges for Pakistan Islamic State in Afghanistan: Challenges for Pakistan Asad Ullah Khan & Arhama Siddiqua Abstract The Islamic State (IS) Wilayat-e-Khorasan, expanded at an alarmingly fast rate. However, because of losses, at the hands of both the Taliban and U.S.-backed Afghan forces, Islamic State’s future in Afghanistan was somewhat jeopardized. Nonetheless, seeing as the IS claimed responsibility for two deadly attacks on the Christian community in Pakistan’s south-western province of Balochistan among other such incidents it is no wonder that Pakistani counterterrorism officials are concerned about the spill-over of this faction of IS into their country. The recent efforts by Pakistan to safeguard its borders in the form of military operation and fencing have shaped a scenario in which the threat level for Pakistan is now on minimum level. The threat for Pakistan is more ideological in nature and needs to be defended with credible de- radicalization programs. It is pertinent to note here that Daesh is at the back foot and is adopting the tactics of negotiation instead of violence. Using qualitative data, this paper aims at analyzing Daesh as a potential threat for Pakistan, after considering the internal efforts done by Asad Ullah Khan and Arhama Siddiqua are Research Fellows at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, Islamabad. 103 JSSA, Vol. IV, No. 2 Asad Ullah Khan & Arhama Siddiqua Pakistan to counter this imminent threat; to what extent these efforts have secured Pakistan from this evil threat and what is still needed to be done. It will also aim to showcase that even though Pakistan must take the necessary measures, Daesh has not and will not be able to expand in Pakistani territory. -
DASHED HOPES the Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Myanmar WATCH
HUMAN RIGHTS DASHED HOPES The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Myanmar WATCH Dashed Hopes The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Myanmar Copyright © 2019 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-6231-36970 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people worldwide. We scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all. Human Rights Watch is an international organization with staff in more than 40 countries, and offices in Amsterdam, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Goma, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Nairobi, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Tunis, Washington DC, and Zurich. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.hrw.org FEBRUARY 2019 ISBN: 978-1-6231-36970 Dashed Hopes The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Myanmar Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 5 I. Background ..................................................................................................................... 6 II. Section 66(d) -
Bachabazi in Afghanistan
AIHRC Causes and Consequences Of Bachabazi in Afghanistan (National Inquiry Report) 1393 AIHRC Report Identity Title: The Causes and Consequences of Bachabazi in Afghanistan (National Inquiry Report) Research: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Authors: Mohammad Hossein Saramad, Abdullah Abid, Mohammad Javad Alavi, Bismillah Waziri, Najibullah Babrakzai, and Latifa Sultani Revision and rewriting: Hussain Ali Moin Translators: AIHRC’s translation team (Ali Rahim Rahimi, Habibullah Habib, Murtaza Niazi) Data Extraction: Ahmed Shaheen Bashardost Design and layout: Mohammad Taqi Hasanzada Circulation: 1000 Volume Publisher: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Date of publication: Sunbual 1393 Address: Karte Se, Pooli Sorkh Road - Sixth District, Kabul, Afghanistan Contact numbers: +93(020)2500676 - 2500677 Email Address: [email protected] Website: www.aihrc.org.af Table of Contents Message of Dr. Sima Samar A Preface 1 Report Summary 3 Chapter One About the AIHRC and its Legal Mandates Concerning Children’s Rights 10 1.3 Legal Basis of the AIHRC’s Mandate in Conducting National Inquiries 13 Chapter Two Concept and Methodology of National Inquiry 15 2.1. What is National Inquiry? 15 2.2 Goals of a National Inquiry 17 2.3 Methodology of the National Inquiry 18 State Obligations towards Children’s Rights 20 Chapter three Legal Analysis of Bachabazi 23 3.1 What is Bachabazi 23 3.2 Bachabazi as a Crime and Human Rights Violation 24 3.3 Criminalization of Bachabazi 27 Chapter Four Analysis of the Statistical Findings 33 Demographic Particularities: 34 First- Demographic Particularities of the Perpetrators: 1. Age: 34 2. Literacy Level 35 3. Marital Status: 36 Second- Demographic Particularities of the Victims of Bachabazi: 1. -
An Analysis of Environmental and Human Exploitation in the Seafood Industry Tiffany T
Hastings Environmental Law Journal Volume 24 | Number 2 Article 6 1-1-2018 The rT ue Cost of “Cheap” Seafood: An Analysis of Environmental and Human Exploitation in the Seafood Industry Tiffany T. V. Duong Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/ hastings_environmental_law_journal Part of the Environmental Law Commons Recommended Citation Tiffany T. V. Duong, The True Cost of “Cheap” Seafood: An Analysis of Environmental and Human Exploitation in the Seafood Industry, 24 Hastings Envt'l L.J. 279 (2018) Available at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hastings_environmental_law_journal/vol24/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings Environmental Law Journal by an authorized editor of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The True Cost of “Cheap” Seafood: An Analysis of Environmental and Human Exploitation in the Seafood Industry By Tiffany T.V. Duong* Introduction When we sit down to a fancy seafood1 dinner and order sizzling Thai shrimp or grilled Hawaiian swordfish, we don’t realize our meal comes with a side of slavery: it’s quite likely that foreign fishermen working in slave-like conditions caught the cheap seafood on our plates.2 Environmental destruction and forced labor are negative externalities in many fisheries worldwide, with abuses largely ignored in the pursuit of catching more fish from an emptier sea. This comment explores how global overfishing and resource exploitation have created a situation ripe for environmental and human rights abuses. -
Extensions of Remarks E1846 HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN
E1846 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 13, 2011 also at risk under these NAFTA-style trade workers. It is time to end expansion of NAFTA HONORING KAYE FLANAGAN, agreements. to other countries. We have over a decade of LYNN KRAEMER GOLDFARB, In Panama, a 2010 State Department evidence and the evidence is clear: this free GAIL KELLY AND DONNA M. Human Rights report notes that ‘‘the govern- trade model is damaging for our economy, our LORING ment lacked sufficient mechanisms to ensure workers, the environment and for global eco- that laws prohibiting employer interference in nomic security. It is time for fair trade, not free HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD unions and protecting workers from employer trade. OF MAINE reprisals were adequately enforced.’’ f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We should not be entering into a trade agreement with a country that has yet to dem- A TRIBUTE TO RITA COSBY Thursday, October 13, 2011 onstrate its ability to uphold international Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to standards for labor rights and financial regula- HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS recognize Kaye Flanagan, Lynn Kraemer tion. We cannot afford to reward corporations OF NEW YORK Goldfarb, Gail Kelly and Donna M. Loring on for offshoring jobs and tax-evasion at a time of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES being awarded the 50th Annual Deborah Mor- historic budget constraints. Thursday, October 13, 2011 ton Award by The University of New England. Panama’s track record on fulfilling its prom- The Deborah Morton Award, first presented ises is clear: just as it failed to adequately ad- Mr.