The public service award, considered the most prestigious, honored Associated Press journalists who remained in the Ukrainian town of Mariupol as it came under fire from Russian troops and documented the killing of civilians.
NEW YORK, USA – The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, May 8, including the distinguished public service award, for its coverage of the war in Ukraine, while the New York Times earned the international reporting honor for its stories about theWashington Post reporter Caroline Kitchener won the national reporting prize for coverage of abortion in the United States after thethat had legalized the procedure nationwide.
The public service award, considered the most prestigious, honored Associated Press journalists Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, and Lori Hinnant, who remained in the Ukrainian town ofMaloletka was also part of the AP team in Ukraine that won for breaking news photography. An Alabama news website, AL.com, won two Pulitzers, one for local reporting and another for commentary.
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