Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad
AWARD DATE: 2017
AWARD NAME: 01 The Hal Boyle Award
AWARD RECIPIENT: Associated Press Staff
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The Associated Press
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Rohingya Exodus”
AWARD SPONSOR: Norman Pearlstine in memory of Jerry Flint
In a series of powerful and unforgettable stories, rich with detail and dogged reporting, a team of Associated Press journalists documented the horrific crimes unfolding against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar. The AP brought together an impressive talent pool with different skills, from investigative reporter to narrative writer and local insight, to take readers to the front lines of this conflict. The stories exemplified foreign correspondence at its best: exposing and chronicling human rights violations, putting a human face on conflict and providing a road map for future investigations into what world powers are calling genocide. Simply put, it was an incredible package that you want to urge everyone to read.
Read a sample of the award-winning work:
Rohingya Methodically Raped by Myanmar’s Armed Forces
Fleeing Rohingya face hunger, little hope in Bangladesh camp
Myanmar Attacks, Sea Voyage Rob Young Father of Everything
Rohingya Muslims Are Being Wiped off Myanmar’s Map
New Fires in Empty Rohingya Village Challenge Myanmar Claims
Rohingya survivors: Myanmar’s army slaughtered men, children
In strife-torn Myanmar, love trumps hate for a rare couple
Citation Recipients: Clare Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall, Manuel Mogato and Reuters team
Affiliation: Reuters
Honored Work: “Duterte’s War”