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September 10, 2018 | The Real Photo Show
Melissa Bunni Elian on the Real Photo Show Podcast
Melissa Bunni Elian discusses Afropunk and black identity across the globe on the Real Photo Show podcast.
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September 10, 2018 | France 24
The Curse of Cobalt: The Exploitation Behind your Phone Battery
Vivienne Walt and Sebastian Meyer traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to most of the world's cobalt, to see how huge global demand can be met without rampant child labor and corruption.
September 07, 2018 | Fortune
Photographing Congo's Cobalt Empire
Photojournalist Sebastian Meyer spent six days photographing the mines, the people and the cobalt.
September 04, 2018 | Field Notes
Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Israel
This field note tells the story of a single mother from Eritrea, seeking asylum in Israel, and some of the struggles she has faced after she injured her hand and became unable to work.
September 04, 2018 | NPR
Afropunk Brings The 'Black Lives Matter' Ethos Abroad
Afropunk's festival has come of age. In reaching the next phase of its evolution, it's upholding the long African American musical tradition of sociopolitical influence around the world.
August 30, 2018 | Global Health NOW
How Cape Town Defeated Day Zero—for Now
Reporting from Cape Town, South Africa, Jacqueline Flynn explores the reality of living with Level 6 water restrictions and the little changes that made the biggest difference for Capetonians during the water crisis.
August 30, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Cape Town Water Crisis: A Timeline
What were the first signs of a looming water crisis in Cape Town? What restrictions were placed on residents? And how did Capetonians reduce their water consumption?
August 30, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Cape Town: Signs of the Water Crisis
For months, street corners, buildings, and bathroom mirrors served as constant reminders for Capetonians of the looming threat of the water crisis and suggested new ways to save water.
August 27, 2018 | PRI's The World
How Children in Mines Fuel the Digital Revolution
On PRI's The World, Vivienne Walt discusses her and Sebastian Meyer's recent story "Blood, Sweat, and Batteries," which documents the children working in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
August 23, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
The Nuances of Reporting on Drought, the Everything Story
Brett Walton reflects on the necessity of reporting on natural disasters with a dual approach that brings to light both the personal and the structural.
August 23, 2018 | Fortune
Blood, Sweat, and Batteries
Two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an essential ingredient in our smartphones and electric cars, comes from one of the planet's poorest countries. All too often it is mined by children.
August 21, 2018 | The Telegraph Magazine
Blood Diamonds, Armed Rebels, and a Cambridge-Educated Warlord
An audience with ‘General’ Ibrahim Alawad, the Anglophile militia leader whose armed rebels are terrorising swathes of the Central African Republic.
Casualties of Ethiopia’s Adoption Boom
Over the past several years, Ethiopia has rapidly become one of the top "sending countries" in international adoption.
Egypt: The Revolution Continues
In the wake of the uprising that ousted President Mubarak, Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from Cairo, Egypt with Nicole Salazar on the struggle for democracy, social justice and economic reform.
Arab Spring in Syria, Egypt and Gaza
Few thought Tunisia's December 2010 uprising would so quickly spark revolts in the surrounding region. What will the Arab Spring mean for Syria, Egypt and Gaza?
Ghana: Oil City Stories
In December 2010, Ghana joined the league of oil-producers, determined to make oil a blessing and not a curse. Christiane Badgley visits Takoradi, a.k.a. Oil City to see how things are going so far.
Ivory Coast: Elections Turn to War
Instead of a return to peace and prosperity, Ivory Coast’s long-delayed presidential elections marked a return to brutal conflict—and with it, a severe humanitarian crisis.
Karamoja: Broken Warriors
Uganda’s Karamoja region, home to tribes of cattle-herding, Kalashnikov-wielding nomads, has been trapped in a cycle of violence and poverty for generations.
Divided Under God: Nigeria's Sectarian Crisis
Sectarian violence sparked by a deepening rift between Nigeria's Muslims and Christians has killed thousands over the past decade and threatens the future unity of Africa's most populous nation.
Lost in Migration: A Refugee Chooses Between Two Worlds
Refugee Neema John has been offered a home in America. She’s torn: should she and her 6-year-old son stay in their close-knit Tanzanian slum, or join their family in the unknown?
North Africa: The Young and the Restless
Ellen Knickmeyer has been traveling the Arab world from the first weeks of the revolutions to tell the story of the frustrated young generation at the heart of the unrest.
Saharan Insecurity
In the heart of the Sahara Desert and amidst of some of the world’s biggest uranium reserves, terrorists, smugglers and bandits threaten to seize control of northern parts of Mali and Niger.
Grassroots Games: A Portrait of South Africa Post-World Cup
During the summer of 2010, the world flooded South Africa through ticket turnstiles or television sets for the highly-anticipated FIFA World Cup. How is the nation reacquainting with daily life now that international football fans have boarded their planes home? And how can grassroot soccer games help to improve life and development in the country?
Niger: Feeding the Forgotten
A Niger drought means there is not enough food to feed the country; United Nations reports estimate 7.9 million inhabitants are facing food shortages there.
September 05, 2013 | General news, Project news, Awards
Joanne Silberner Wins Another Award for Cancer Series
Joanne Silberner wins the 2013 Communication Award from The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.
August 06, 2013 | General news
This Week: Childhood Betrayed
We are excited to announce that our award-winning e-books, "In Search of Home" and "Voices of Haiti," are now available on Amazon.
July 26, 2013 | General news
Malian Presidential Election: A Chance to Reboot?
Presidential election in Mali an important turning point for a traditionally democratic country struggling to recover from a military coup and an Islamist insurgency.
July 18, 2013 | Project news
Who's in Charge in Egypt? A Primer
Grantee Lauren Bohn offers her take on the post-Morsi turmoil in Egypt.
July 15, 2013 | General news
This Week: Midas in Burkina Faso
Over the last two decades, Burkina Faso has emerged as Africa’s fourth largest exporter of gold, creating an ever-expanding army of child laborers.
July 01, 2013 | General news
This Week: A Stillborn Democracy
This week, millions of demonstrators poured into streets of cities and towns across Egypt to protest the many shortcomings of the country’s first democratically elected government.
June 20, 2013 | General news
This Week: Mine Control
Chinese dollars and the Chinese themselves have been pouring into Africa, mining the continent’s abundant resources, opening businesses, building infrastructure and generally making everyone nervous.
June 12, 2013 | General news
One Week of Free Pulitzer Center E-book Downloads from Apple’s iBookstore
For one week only, our award-winning e-books "Voices of Haiti" and "In Search of Home" are free on the iBookstore. Get your copy today.
June 11, 2013 | General news
This Week: Wind, Dust, and Clumps of Fur
Tom Hundley, senior editor, shares with this week's reporting — from Tajikistan's "Great Game" to Richard Mosse's infrared photography.
June 10, 2013 | General news, Project news
Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image
Richard Mosse's Infra series continued with The Enclave at this year's 55th Venice Bienniale.
May 31, 2013 | General news, Education news
Penn Announces 2013 Pulitzer Center Student Fellows Diksha Bali and Luke Messac
Two Penn students named 2013 Pulitzer Center International Student Reporting Fellows.
May 31, 2013 | Project news
Q&A with Larry C. Price on His "Cost of Gold" Project
Dan Havlik of Imaging Resource interviews grantee and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Larry C. Price on his powerful photo project documenting child labor in gold mines.