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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Standing on the Right Side of History



The 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners for Public Service:

Awarded to The Washington Post for its revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, marked by authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security.
Awarded to The Guardian US for its revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, helping through aggressive reporting to spark a debate about the relationship between the government and the public over issues of security and privacy.

2 comments:

parlance said...

Very interesting awards! And where did the information come from? From a man who is in jail for giving away government secrets. Isn't the world a strange and terrible place?

Gitte Christensen said...


Fortunately, it can also be a funny and wonderful place, so that helps. But yeah, some days...