Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Award Year: 2024
Award Name: The Lowell Thomas Award 2024
Recipients: Madeleine Baran, Samara Freemark, Natalie Jablonski, Rehman Tungekar, Parker Yesko and Team
Affiliation: The New Yorker
Honored Work: “In the Dark Season 3: The Killings in Haditha”
In a forensic investigation into the 2005 killing of 24 Iraqis by U.S. Marines, The New Yorker’s team pries loose testimony and photos that the military had sought to conceal from the public and tracks down survivors and the Marines involved. To produce the podcast, The New Yorker spent years filing suit under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking access to documents about the murders. The eighthour series includes details about the reporting process, offering not only a chilling account of the massacre, but a master class in journalism.
Link to the Winning Series:
In the Dark Season 3: The Killings in Haditha
Citations for Excellence:
Lingling Wei, Kate Linebaugh, Maria Byrne, Alan Rodriguez Espinoza and Annie Minoff
The Wall Street Journal
“The Missing Minister”
Ailsa Chang, Jonaki Mehta, Mallory Yu, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Emily Feng
NPR
“Taiwan in 2024: Stories of Colonization and Democratization”