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By Sophia Tranquillo 10th grade, Whetstone High School, OH With lines from "‘The Talk:’ These Teens From Rural Utah Are Filling ‘The Gaps’ in Sex Ed" by Becky Jacobs and Jesse Ryan, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Content warning: This poem contains themes of sexual assault. Skin: Noun. A thin

By Vivian Zhu 11th grade, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL Second place contest winner With lines from "The Blue That Enchanted the World" by Caroline Gutman and Latria Graham, a Pulitzer Center reporting project I. Lowcountry, 1750 Among the black gum trees, live oaks, & scrub brush, crop rows

By Casey Costello 6th grade, F.A. Day Middle School, MA With lines from “Louisiana’s Coastline is Crumbling. These Tribes Know How to Save It” by Lorena O’Neil and Akasha Rabut, a Pulitzer Center reporting project In a place where the waves are always crashing and the wind is always blowing and the

By Mariana Bartolo Ortiz 10th grade, Woodburn High School, OR First place contest winner With lines from "Memory and Protest of Femicide in Juárez" by Erika Schultz, Corinne Chin, Claudia Castro Luna, Vianna Davila, and Norma Ledezma Ortega, a Pulitzer Center webinar i. guardian angel ángel de la

By Elena Stevens 11th grade, Piedmont High School, CA With lines from “Criminal Justice or Criminal Injustice? The Power of Language” by Meera Santhanam, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Every individual is defined, labeled External opinions are jars with lids Trapping, pinning We are slammed

By Asa T. B. 6th grade, OH With lines from ”‘It’s Not for the Faint-Hearted’: The Story of India’s Intrepid Women Seaweed Divers” by Kamala Thiagarajan, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Women sit on a warm, sandy shore With turquoise waters stretching as far as the eye can see Just as they have

By Heona Liu 8th grader, Bigelow Middle School, MA With lines from “In Lebanon, Parents Abandoning Their Children in Orphanages" by Wendell Steavenson, a Pulitzer Center reporting project The rich Plummet to the poor, Down down down A sinking ship. So those who have assisted Are in need of

By Francisco Sarmiento-Fernandez 7th grade, Greene Street Friends School, PA Honorable mention With lines from “Until We Are Gone” by Sofia Aldinio, a Pulitzer Center reporting project *Translated by Hannah Berk. Click here to read this poem in the original Spanish. Do you remember the forest palms

By Kaelin David 11th grade, Walnut High School, CA With lines from “Teen Widows: The Growing Legacy of Duterte’s Drug War” by Ana P. Santos, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Content warning: This poem contains violence and drug use drawn from the news story to which it responds. i. for jazmine

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Led by journalist Gustavo Faleiros, a pioneer of rainforest accountability reporting and founder of the data journalism outlet InfoAmazonia, the RIN team has extensive experience in environmental communications, data journalism, and more. GUSTAVO FALEIROS Director of Environmental Investigations

This letter features reporting from “The Friendliest Small Town in America” by Curtis Franklin, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Representative Guest, I recently watched a documentary called “The Friendliest Small Town in America” about the Murray State University coach, attorney, Marine veteran

This letter features reporting from “‘The Talk’: These Rural Teens From Utah Are Filling ‘The Gaps’ in Sex Ed” by Becky Jacobs and Jesse Ryan, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Chuck Edwards, Rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. have increased for the third year in a row. This

This letter features reporting from "How a Local Food Bank Is Feeding the People and Serving the Culture of New Orleans" by Dylan Ortiz, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, My name is Lacey Kennedy and I am a junior at Dominion High School. In my International

This letter features reporting from “Do You Live Close Enough to a Small U.S. Airport To Have Lead Exposure? Check Our Maps” by Michael Coren, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Senator Thom Tillis, Lead isn’t a problem anymore, right? That is exactly what I thought until I read the Pulitzer

This letter features reporting from "How Qatar's New Cool-Tech Gear Helps Workers in Extreme Heat" by Aryn Baker, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Ron DeSantis, In the United States, our state of Florida is known for being hot and humid. This leads to heat-related injuries and a rising

This letter features reporting from "In Small Alaska City, Native Women Say Police Ignored Rapes" by Victoria Mckenzie and Wong Maye-E, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, Issues revolving around Native American women and their increased risks of sexual and

O objetivo dessa política é estabelecer padrões referentes à responsabilidade do Pulitzer Center de assegurar que seus programas, cultura e práticas respeitem os direitos e a dignidade das pessoas com as quais a organização entra em contato — especialmente crianças e adultos em situação de risco —