Overview

• Mosab Abu Toha won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for essays blending memoir and reporting to document Gaza's devastation during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
• The New Yorker photographer Moises Saman received the Feature Photography award for his striking images of Syria's descent and the Assad regime's collapse.
• The In the Dark podcast team earned the Audio Reporting prize for its investigation into the 2005 Haditha massacre, revealing failures in U.S. military accountability.
• Abu Toha, who fled Gaza with his family in late 2023 after being detained and beaten by Israeli forces, now serves as a visiting scholar at Syracuse University.
• The New Yorker’s three Pulitzer wins in a single year mark a record achievement for a magazine, showcasing its leadership in longform journalism across diverse media formats.