Pulitzer Prize winning videojournalist tells potential journalists to take chances
by Jourdan Ma photos by Edith Lu A New York Times videojournalist said he got his job by returning to the office after his internship was over. Ben C. Solomon, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting of Ebola, told potential journalists to cover stories on their...
Keep Interviewees Safe when practicing journalism, an investigative reporter says
by April Zhou photos by Aubrey Tu Minimizing harm to victims used as sources is important, Esther Htusan, a Pulitzer Prize winner, said in a lecture to journalism students and faculty this morning. “Sometimes victims are too vulnerable to use their names,” said...
Two Pulitzer Winners Have Their Editors Changed Twice During Investigation
by Iris Yang photos by Joy Zhong Their newspaper was sold and twice changed editors during their investigation, said two Pulitzer winners in an open lecture at Hong Kong Baptist University. “When we were the middle of our series, the editor of the paper was removed....
Pulitzer winners inspire HKBU students
by Divino L. Cantal Jr. photos by by Zhang Xiaoqing and Lingling Huang Telling the truth and making change are the unified message of seven Pulitzer Prize winners to hundreds of communication and journalism students at Hong Kong Baptist University during the 7th...
People are the focus, a photojournalist says
by Echo Luo photos by Iris Yang Four-time Pulitzer-Prize winner William Snyder cares more about people than the surrounding environment when reporting disasters, he said. “Unlike many photographers, news agencies in general, we didn’t focus on the destruction, we...
Pulitzer winner urges students to be brave
by Divino L. Cantal Jr. photos by Echo Luo Journalists should ask themselves what the biggest and most neglected problems are in investigating issues, said Esther Htusan, an Associated Press reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize this year. “If you want to be a journalist,...
Ebola Crisis in Liberia: Individual-oriented Reporting Makes a Difference
by April Zhou photos by Jane Yao Instead of reporting how Ebola affected the West, like most mainstream media, Ben C. Solomon said his reporting team focused coverage on Liberians. “People who are in the most terrible circumstances actually have the most powerful...
Pulitzer Prize Winner Calls for Focus on Labor Abuses in the Global Economy
by Cristina Wu photos by Mathilda Guo Labor abuse may be an open secret in many supply chains around the world, but journalists need to find out the problems, a Pulitzer Prize Winner said in a lecture today. Many countries, including Thailand, Taiwan, China and the US...
Beat reporting challenges reporters
by Serina Zheng photos by Echo Luo Two education reporters covering violence in Philadelphia schools said interviewing a girl assaulted by a gang of students in school was challenging. “It is difficult,” Kristen Graham, who won a Pulitzer for her work with colleague...
Focus on the people, a photojournalist says
by Serina Zheng photos by Edith Lu Photographs should tell stories about people, said Pulitzer-winning journalist William Snyder in a lecture at Hong Kong Baptist University today. “Focus on the people,” he said nine different times during the talk. Storytelling is...
Don’t Argue; Enlighten, a Pulitzer journalist says
by Zhang Xiaoqing Photos by Edith Lu Don’t argue but enlighten when writing news stories, George Rodrigue, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, said to students at Hong Kong Baptist University today. “When covering political issues, don’t talk about politics, but about...