Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition
Award Year: 2024
Award Name: The Madeline Dane Ross Award 2024
Recipient: Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed
Affiliation: The Atavist Magazine
Honored Work: “Coming to America”
Rhana Natour’s intimate storytelling plunges readers deep into the world of Layan, a defiant 14-year-old Palestinian girl confronting staggering loss from the Israel-Hamas war. Through restrained writing and deeply reported details, the story brings to life the plight of Gaza’s growing number of child amputees. Judges praised the piece for avoiding tropes and covering the horrors of war with nuance and fresh perspectives. Powerful photos by Eman Mohammed capture Layan’s fragility – and her strength.
Winning work:
Coming to America
Citation for Excellence:
Staff
Bloomberg News
“The Egg”