Jim Wickens on Dolphin Slaughter in Peru
Jim WickensPeru's ocean environment is one of the great marine jewels of the planet, a fertile feeding ground for some of the ocean's most charismatic predators. But far off the coast a brutal practice...
View ArticlePulitzer Center at National High School Journalism Convention
The National High School Journalism Convention is a semi-annual gathering of high school journalists and advisers sponsored by National Scholastic Press Association and its partner, the Journalism...
View ArticleSolutions Journalism Workshop and Storytelling Event in Washington, DC
Zach ChildWhy do many journalists shy away from reporting ‘fixes’ to social problems? Are stories that emphasize what is going wrong inherently more newsworthy than those that highlight promising...
View ArticleField Notes Podcast: Diving into Ocean Acidification
Quinn LibsonOcean acidification is one of our planet’s most overlooked threats. The souring of the oceans—a result of excessive carbon dioxide emissions—will affect livelihoods and lives that depend on...
View ArticleField Notes Podcast: Climb Aboard the Arctic Hunter
Quinn LibsonOcean acidification is one of our planet’s most pressing threats. Yet about 75 percent of Americans have never heard of it. It is caused by a build-up of CO2 in the planet's seas which then...
View ArticleEnvironmental Journalist Craig Welch at Washington University in St. Louis
On Thursday, March 26, environmental reporter Craig Welch visits Washington University in St. Louis to discuss his award-winning Pulitzer Center-supported reporting project on ocean acidification and...
View ArticleAs Himalayan Glaciers Melt, Two Towns Face the Fallout
Dan GrossmanRecently, Buddhists at a nunnery in Zanskar Valley, a 30-mile-long alley of gray stone high in the Himalayas of northwest India, took the unprecedented step of planting an apricot tree. The...
View ArticleScience Writers Explore Resources for Reporting International Stories
On Saturday, March 28, Pulitzer Center Senior Producer Steve Sapienza joins representatives from other journalism organizations at the D.C. Science Writers Association Professional Development Day, for...
View ArticleMexico: The Shark Fishermen
Dominic Bracco II, Erik VanceShark fishing in Mexico has always been a game for the strongest, the bravest of fishermen. The seas are fickle, the days are long, and the catch itself dangerous. As a...
View ArticleMexico: Gaining Access to Shark Camps
Dominic Bracco IIShark fishing in Mexico has always been a game for the strongest, bravest of fishermen. The seas are fickle, the days are long, and the catch itself dangerous.As a result, shark...
View ArticleUnnatural Disaster: How Global Warming Helped Cause India’s Catastrophic Flood
Dan GrossmanTwo years ago this month, a flood devastated the Himalayan village of Kedarnath, India, the destination of half a million Hindu pilgrims annually. The town sits 11,500 feet up in a tight...
View ArticleField Notes Podcast: Now Available for Download
Quinn LibsonYou might have seen Craig Welch and Steve Ringman’s project Sea Change, a stunning exploration of worldwide ocean acidification. But did you know that both journalists learned how to scuba...
View ArticleMexico and China: An Ocean Apart
Erik VanceTwenty-two miles off the rugged coast of Baja Sur, Mexico, just north of Magdalena Bay, I’m huddled in the back of a fifteen-foot panga with Guarepo Lucero and his nephew, Kin Kin, as they...
View ArticleActivist Andy Hall Indicted in Thailand
Steve SapienzaLong-time human rights activist and British national, Andy Hall, has been indicted by a Thai court for criminal defamation and computer crimes, offenses that carry a maximum sentence of...
View ArticleUS to Ban Imported Fish Caught by Forced Laborers in Southeast Asia
Elana DurePresident Obama plans to sign legislation this week that will ban the import of fish caught by forced laborers in Southeast Asia, The New York Times reports. The bill is one effort in a...
View ArticleCraig Welch Speaks at University of Missouri on Ocean Acidification, Climate...
Pulitzer Center grantee Craig Welch visits the University of Missouri on April 27, 2016, speaking with students, faculty and the broader community about his Pulitzer Center-supported project, Sea...
View ArticleInterpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's Guernica
Steven HamannIn school, it is interesting to see how a lesson can evolve over time. A quality teacher will administer a lesson, then make improvements in each subsequent lesson. This could be a simple...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Dominic Bracco: Documenting Life in Mexico and Humanity's Raw...
The winner of the 2016 Tim Hetherington Trust Visionary Award, Pulitzer Center grantee Dominic Bracco recently discussed his photography in a revealing interview with the British Journal of...
View ArticleAmazon Rain Forest to Get a Growth Check
Dan GrossmanDavid Lapola was lost. For half an hour on a steamy March day, he and his companions had tramped through virgin Amazon jungle kilometers from any paved road. They were looking for a...
View ArticleQ&A: How a Soybean Boom Threatens the Amazon
Dan GrossmanThis year, Brazil harvested around 100 million tons of soybeans from 33 million hectares (82 million acres), making it the second-largest soybean producer in the world after the United...
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