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A free press stands as a bulwark against authoritarianism, government corruption, environmental exploitation and countless other wrongs and human rights violations found around the world. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Media” feature reporting on journalists and news organizations, their reporting techniques and methods, as well as their importance in preserving healthy democracies.Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on media.

 

August 11, 2013 | The New York Times

How to Read Afghanistan

Vanessa M. Gezari

Vanessa Gezari, author of a new book on the Afghanistan murder of social scientist Paula Loyd, says the US military still stumbles through an Afghan culture it barely understands.

June 27, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

Left Behind: Mothers in Chicago

Rieke Havertz, for the Pulitzer Center

It takes a split second to pull the trigger of a gun. But the families left behind have to deal with the loss of a loved one — and sometimes the question of guilt for a lifetime.

March 01, 2013 | GlobalPost

Pakistan Also Has a Rape Problem

Beenish Ahmed

Days after the Delhi gang-rape victim died, a 9-year-old in Pakistan was beaten and raped by three men. In Pakistan, however, no one is talking about it.

February 19, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

London Press Prints Its Own Verdict

Catherine Schurz, for the Pulitzer Center

When a racist murder was left unsolved, London's media subjected five suspects to headlines that declared their guilt. Would a jury reach its own verdict?

January 10, 2018 | Education news

'Everyday DC' Featured in KidsPost

Kamran Rahman

Students from across the city show off their photojournalism chops at the "Everyday DC" exhibition, which marks the culmination of an educational collaboration between the Pulitzer Center and D.C. Public Schools.