Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital reporting from abroad
Award Year: 2025
Award Name: The Hal Boyle Award 2025
Recipient: Staff
Affiliation: The Wall Street Journal
Honored Work: “The Russian Way of War”
The multi-part series lifted a veil on Russia’s ongoing brutal war in Ukraine, the impact on civilians, and Moscow’s treatment of Ukrainian prisoners and its own conscripted troops. Interviews with two captured North Korean soldiers gave an exclusive look at Pyongyang’s hidden role in the conflict.
Links to Winning Work:
Citation for Excellence:
Staff
The Washington Post
“The Dismantling of USAID”