Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad
AWARD YEAR: 2023
AWARD NAME: The Hal Boyle Award 2023
RECIPIENT: New York Times Staff
AFFILIATION: The New York Times
HONORED WORK: “Israel/Gaza”
In a year that many news organizations produced compelling, incisive and often heartbreaking journalism on the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, The New York Times stood out. The Times told wrenching human stories both from Israel’s kibbutzim and Gaza’s population centers. It also broke news, revealing that the Israeli government ignored clear intelligence warnings that Hamas was planning an attack. And it revealed that the IDF had no clear plan for defending the countryagainst such an attack, and that the security services failed to detect that Hamas burgeoning business empire was being used to fund its operations. At a time when news organizations continue to pare back their international coverage, it was heartening to see so many strong submissions on the Israel-Gaza story. But the Times stood out for its depth, breadth and impact.
“The Secrets Hamas Knew About Israel’s Military”
By Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman
“Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago”
By Ronen Bergman and Adam Goldman
“The Day Hamas Came”
By Patrick Kingsley, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Marco Hernandez
“The War Turns Gaza Into a ‘Graveyard’ for Children”
By Raja Abdulrahim; Photographs by Samar Abu Elouf and Yousef Masoud
“A Times Investigation Tracked Israel’s Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza”
By Robin Stein, Haley Willis, Ishaan Jhaveri, Danielle Miller, Aaron Byrd and Natalie Reneau
“Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.”
By Jo Becker and Justin Scheck
“Where Was the Israeli Military?”
By Adam Goldman, Ronen Bergman, Mark Mazzetti, Natan Odenheimer, Alexander Cardia, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Sheera Frenkel
“Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War”
By Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habi
“How Years of Israeli Failures on Hamas Led to a Devastating Attack”
By Ronen Bergman, Mark Mazzetti and Maria Abi-Habib
“They Ran Into a Bomb Shelter for Safety. Instead, They Were Slaughtered.”
By Isabel Kershner
Citation for Excellence:
Gerry Shih, Joseph Menn, Pranshu Verma, Anant Gupta, Karishma Mehrotra and Staff
The Washington Post
“Rising India, Toxic Tech”