Journalist spotlight: Mike Williams on the Pulitzer Prize winning series
08 MAY 2014
Last month, Reuters was awarded its first-ever Pulitzer Prize for text reporting for the series, “The War on the Rohingya.” The Pulitzer committee recognized Reuters reporters Jason Szep, Andrew R.C. Marshall and team in the International Reporting category for “their courageous reports on the violent persecution of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar that, in efforts to flee the country, often falls victim to predatory human-trafficking networks.” For two years, the team tirelessly investigated terrible human-rights abuses, bringing the international dimensions of the oppressed Rohingya to global attention. As a result of their work, more than 900 people were freed from brutal trafficking rings. In a Reuters Best: Journalist Spotlight Q&A, Mike Williams, Reuters global enterprise editor, offers an inside look at the reporting behind the award-winning series.
