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Pulitzer Center Update May 8, 2019

Three Student Fellows Named 2019 SPJ Regional Winners

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 photo, Eritrean migrant Gharmay Negassi works at a barbershop in Tel Aviv, Israel. African migrants coming into Israel have been detained, threatened with deportation, and faced hostility from lawmakers and residents. Now, they face another burden: a de facto 20 percent salary cut that has squeezed them financially and driven them further into poverty. Image by Caron Creighton. Israel, 2017.
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Asylum seekers to Israel are faced with a number of struggles. For example, there are many anti...

Left to right: Caron Creighton, Paul LeBlanc, and Meg Vatterott.
Left to right: Caron Creighton, Paul LeBlanc, and Meg Vatterott.

This spring, the Society of Professional Journalists announced the regional winners of the 2019 Mark of Excellence awards. We're proud to report that three Pulitzer Center student fellows were among the regional winners: Caron Creighton, Paul LeBlanc, and Meg Vatterott.

Creighton from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism won in the Region 11 Podcast and Online News Reporting categories for her project, "Eritrean and Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel." Creigton examined anti-immigrant policies such as "deposit laws" in Israel.

LeBlanc from Elon University traveled to the U.K. to explore efforts to curb extremism in prison facilities sometimes considered breeding grounds for terrorists. He was selected as the winner of  the Region 2 Online, In-Depth Reporting category for his project, "De-radicalization Inside London Prisons."

Vatterott from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, won in the Region 7 Online/Digital News Videography category for her project, "The Mazahua and Mexico's Water Crisis." Her reporting took her outside Mexico City where she investigated the effect of the water shortage on indigenous populations.

Creighton, LeBlanc, and Vatterott will now advance to SPJ's national competition. National winners will be announced in September at an awards ceremony in San Antonio, TX.

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"The north wall of H.M.P. Belmarsh, London's maximum security prison where radicalized prisoners are separated from the general population." Image by Paul Leblanc. United Kingdom, 2018.
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This project examines de-radicalization efforts inside London's highest security prison following a...

Margarita Reyes takes a break after finishing her typical water gathering routine, which requires her to haul a large pump down to a nearby river. Reyes has lived on the same property her entire life and has watched the Cutzamala System invade her community. She has never had running water in her home despite the proximity of the system. Image by Meg Vatterott. Mexico, 2018.
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How does climate change disrupt a vulnerable community's access to water? Meg Vatterott reports on...

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