2023 OPC Awards Citation (Runner-up) Winners
(For work in CY2022)
Newspapers, News Services, Print or Digital
THE HAL BOYLE AWARD
Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad
Yaroslav Trofimov and James Marson
The Wall Street Journal
“Dispatches from Ukraine’s Front Lines”
THE BOB CONSIDINE AWARD
Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs
Mari Saito, Maria Tsvetkova, Anton Zverev and Polina Nikolskaya
Reuters
“How Russia Is Waging Its War in Ukraine”
and
Didi Kirsten Tatlow
Newsweek
“Covert China”
THE ED CUNNINGHAM AWARD
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Juliet Macur
The New York Times Magazine
“The Keeper”
THE MALCOLM FORBES AWARD
Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital
(no citation)
THE MADELINE DANE ROSS AWARD
Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition
Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro and Martha Mendoza
The Associated Press
“Afghan Couple Accuse US Marine of Abducting Their Baby”
THE KIM WALL AWARD
Best story or series of stories on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques
Sophia Jones, Nidžara Ahmetasević and Milivoje Pantović
Rolling Stone and Starling Labs
“The DJ and the War Crimes”
TV, Video, Radio or Podcast
THE LOWELL THOMAS AWARD
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Shima Oliaee and Staff
ESPN’s 30-for-30.
“Pink Card”
THE DAVID KAPLAN AWARD
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
Nick Schifrin, Jack Hewson, Simon Ostrovsky, Eric O’Connor and Ed Ram
PBS NewsHour, with support from the Pulitzer Center
“War in Ukraine”
THE EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes
Ben C. Solomon, Adam Desiderio, Zachary Caldwell, Julia Kochetova and Ilaria Polsonetti
VICE News
“Battle for Bakhmut”
THE PETER JENNINGS AWARD
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes
Gesbeen Mohammad, Vasiliy Kolotilov and Sasha Odynova
FRONTLINE PBS, ITV
“Putin’s War at Home”
THE MORTON FRANK AWARD
Best international business news reporting in TV, video, radio, audio or podcast
Neville Gillett, Matt Goldman, Katharina Glanz, Leila Hussain, William Clowes, Rubab Shakir and Simpa Sampson
Bloomberg News
“Black Snow: Nigeria’s Oil Catastrophe”
and
Patricia Nilsson and Alex Barker
Financial Times
“Hot Money: Porn, Power and Profit”
THE DAVID A. ANDELMAN AND PAMELA TITLE AWARD
Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition
Havovi Cooper, Insider News and Documentary Video Staff
Insider
“Risky Business”
Any Medium
THE ROBERT SPIERS BENJAMIN AWARD
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America
Catherine Porter, Matt Apuzzo, Constant Méheut and Selam Gebrekidan
The New York Times
“The Roots of Haiti’s Misery”
THE ROY ROWAN AWARD
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
Paul Carsten, David Lewis, Reade Levinson and Libby George
Reuters
“Nightmare in Nigeria”
THE FLORA LEWIS AWARD
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Yaroslav Trofimov
The Wall Street Journal
“Explaining Russia’s War”
THE WHITMAN BASSOW AWARD
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Staff
Bloomberg Green
“Big Plastics”
THE JOE AND LAURIE DINE AWARD
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Staff
The Wall Street Journal
“War Crimes in Ukraine”
Photography
THE ROBERT CAPA GOLD MEDAL AWARD
Best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise published in any medium
Adriana Zehbrauskas
The New York Times
“Gang Warfare Cripples Haiti’s Fight Against Cholera”
THE OLIVIER REBBOT AWARD
Best photographic news reporting from abroad in any medium
Oded Balilty
The Associated Press
“The Separation Barrier”
THE FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium
Philip Cheung
Maclean’s Magazine
“Russian Invasion of Ukraine”
Books
THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Louisa Lim
Riverhead Books
Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong
Cartoons
THE BEST CARTOON AWARD
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Nora Krug
Los Angeles Times
“Diaries of War”