Best international reporting in any medium showing a concern for the human condition
AWARD YEAR: 1999
AWARD NAME: The Madeline Dane Ross Award 1999
RECIPIENT: Sang-Hun Choe, Charles J. Hanley, Martha Mendoza, Randy Herschaft
AFFILIATION: The Associated Press
HONORED WORK: “The Bridge at No Gun Ri”
This story represented tenacious reporting and sensitive writing on a difficult story that might have otherwise been lost in the mists of time. The reporters were Sang-hun Choe, Charles J. Hanley, and Martha Mendoza, and the researcher was Randy Herschaft. Their account of American troops killing Korean civilians almost 50 years ago exemplified the finest in dedicated and uncompromising journalism. The team did not stop at describing the events themselves but also explained their lasting impact on both sides of the Korean conflict.
Citations for Excellence:
Tina Susman, Geoffrey Mohan
Newsday
“Children at War”
Samantha Marshall
The Wall Street Journal
“Vietnam’s Bride”