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The New Yorker Sets Pulitzer Record with Triple Wins for Middle East Coverage

The magazine's honors include Mosab Abu Toha's Gaza essays, Moises Saman's Syria photography, and In the Dark's Haditha investigation.

A sign with the poem "What A Gazan Should Do During An Israeli Air Strike," by Mosab Abu Toha (inset) is seen at the University of California, Berkeley, pro-Palestinian student encampment, May 4, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The New Yorker became the first magazine to win three Pulitzer Prizes in a single year, recognized for its reporting on Middle East conflicts.
  • Mosab Abu Toha won the Pulitzer for Commentary for essays blending memoir and investigative reporting on Gaza's devastation and his personal experiences, including his detention by Israeli forces in 2023.
  • Moises Saman received the Pulitzer for Feature Photography for documenting the collapse of Syria's Assad regime and the accompanying humanitarian crisis.
  • The In the Dark podcast won the Pulitzer for Audio Reporting for its investigation into the 2005 Haditha massacre by U.S. Marines in Iraq, prompting renewed calls for military accountability.
  • These awards highlight the evolving power of journalism to humanize conflict and demand accountability through diverse storytelling formats.