2022 OPC Awards Citation Winners List
(for work in CY2021)
Newspapers, News Services, Print or Digital
THE HAL BOYLE AWARD
Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad
Staff
Reuters
“Shattered Ethiopia”
THE BOB CONSIDINE AWARD
Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs
Nicolas Pelham
The Economist’s 1843 Magazine
“Banker, Princess, Warlord: The Many Lives of Asma Assad”
THE ED CUNNINGHAM AWARD
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Staff
The Washington Post
“In the Shadow of the Towers: Five Lives and a World Transformed”
THE MALCOLM FORBES AWARD
Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital
Staff
The Wall Street Journal
“Inside China’s Corporate Crackdown”
THE MADELINE DANE ROSS AWARD
Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition
Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson and Vipal Monga
The Wall Street Journal
“Abandoned at Sea”
THE KIM WALL AWARD
Best story or series of stories on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques
Rhiona-Jade Armont, Ali Fowle, Drew Ambrose, Aun Qi Koh and Nick Olle
Al Jazeera English
“101 East – Myanmar: State of Fear”
TV, Video, Radio or Podcast
THE LOWELL THOMAS AWARD
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Staff
Bloomberg Podcasts
“Foundering: The TikTok Story”
THE DAVID KAPLAN AWARD
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
Adam Desiderio, Ben C. Solomon, Amel Guettatfi, Nelson Ryland and Andrew Pattison
VICE News Tonight
“The Fall of Kandahar”
THE EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes
Mark Scialla, Laila Al-Arian, Monica Villamizar, Neil Brandvold and Warwick Meade
Fault Lines, Al Jazeera English
“Exit Honduras”
THE PETER JENNINGS AWARD
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes
Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria, Brian Funck and Scott Anger
FRONTLINE PBS
“The Jihadist”
THE MORTON FRANK AWARD
Best international business news reporting in TV, video, radio, audio or podcast
Robin Amer, Debbie Cenziper, Will Fitzgibbon and Ted Muldoon
The Washington Post and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
“A Tax Haven in America’s Heartland”
THE DAVID A. ANDELMAN AND PAMELA TITLE AWARD
Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition
Evan Williams and Dan Edge
FRONTLINE PBS
“Escaping Eritrea”
Any Medium
THE ROBERT SPIERS BENJAMIN AWARD
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America
Jessica Brice and Michael Smith
Bloomberg BusinessWeek with support from the Pulitzer Center
“The Amazon Is Fast Approaching a Point of No Return”
THE ROY ROWAN AWARD
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
Staff
The Associated Press
“Myanmar in Crisis”
THE FLORA LEWIS AWARD
Best commentary in any medium on international news
No citation
THE WHITMAN BASSOW AWARD
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Eric Weinrib, Alzo Slade, Andrea Davis, Chris Iversen and Bernardo Garcia Elguezabal
VICE Media
“Jamaica for Sale”
THE JOE AND LAURIE DINE AWARD
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Raffi Khatchadourian, Ben Mauk, Sam Wolson and Matt Huynh
The New Yorker with support from the Pulitzer Center
Xinjiang Package: “Ghost Walls” and “Reeducated” video and interactive
Photography
THE ROBERT CAPA GOLD MEDAL AWARD
Best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise published in any medium
Anonymous
The New York Times
“Myanmar’s Coup”
THE OLIVIER REBBOT AWARD
Best photographic news reporting from abroad in any medium
Nicole Tung
The Washington Post
“Syria: War of Attrition”
THE FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium
Muhammad Fadli
National Geographic
“Indonesia is a New COVID-19 Epicenter. The Peak Has Yet to Come.”
Books
THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Geoffrey Cain
PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group
The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
Cartoons
THE BEST CARTOON AWARD
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Mike Thompson
USA TODAY