Pulitzer Center

09/06/2025

Measles outbreaks in the United States in 2025 have reignited concerns over vaccination.

Yet U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump administration health officials openly doubt vaccine efficacy. In August, Kennedy fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez. She said she had objected to “pre-approving” vaccine skeptics’ recommendations. Other high-level CDC officials also resigned.

Digging into Kennedy’s history, Pulitzer-supported journalist Andy Pierroti traveled to Samoa to investigate an anti-vax movement that Kennedy bolstered in 2019 with a celebrated visit. Just months later, a decline in measles vaccinations led to the deaths of 83 Samoans, most of them children.

‘Tragedy in Paradise,’ an Atlanta News First documentary, explores fear that such an outbreak could happen in the U.S.

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09/05/2025

The ocean connects us all, yet its biggest challenges are rarely told in ways that reach our communities.

The Lavwa Lenpak – Africa Content Creators Program, powered by the Pulitzer Center, is calling for 10 African-based content creators ready to transform investigative journalism into engaging content.

This is for those who want to:
- Turn powerful reports on climate, oceans, and governance into viral stories
- Collaborate with journalists to bring credibility + creativity together
- Inspire where it matters most in our communities

Applications close September 10, 2025
Apply in the link in our bio.

09/03/2025

At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

During the last 23 months, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, according to data by Reporters Without Borders. Five of them were killed on Monday, 25 August, by the Israeli army in two consecutive strikes against a building within the Al-Nasser Medical Complex in central Gaza.

The Pulitzer Center is joining colleagues at , , , and hundreds of other media outlets worldwide to condemn these crimes. And we call on the Israeli authorities to allow independent access for the international press in the Gaza Strip.

09/03/2025

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At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

During the last 23 months, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, according to data by Reporters Without Borders. Five of them were killed on Monday, 25 August, by the Israeli army in two consecutive strikes against a building within the Al-Nasser Medical Complex in central Gaza.

The Pulitzer Center is joining colleagues at , , , and hundreds of other media outlets worldwide to condemn these crimes. And we call on the Israeli authorities to allow independent access for the international press in the Gaza Strip.

09/03/2025

At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

During the last 23 months, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, according to data by Reporters Without Borders. Five of them were killed on Monday, 25 August, by the Israeli army in two consecutive strikes against a building within the Al-Nasser Medical Complex in central Gaza.

The Pulitzer Center is joining colleagues at Reporters Without Borders, Avaaz, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and hundreds of other media outlets worldwide to condemn these crimes. And we call on the Israeli authorities to allow independent access for the international press in the Gaza Strip.

08/29/2025

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, join a conversation between Anne Godlasky, National Press Foundation President; Marina Walker Guevara, The Pulitzer Center Executive Editor; Monica Williams, Independent Journalist and Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow; and Elliot C. Williams, National Press Club Journalism Institute Training Manager, on how journalists can find and position themselves to win grants that back bold reporting projects and fellowships that provide time and resources for growth.

Register for this free online webinar!
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Program panelists: Anne Godlasky, National Press Foundation President Marina Walker Guevara, The Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Monica Williams, Independent Journalist and Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow Moderator: Elliot C. Williams, National Press Club Journalism Institute Training Manager....

08/29/2025

We all know that native forests are essential carbon sinks. But, in Latin America, their potential is being eroded by ongoing deforestation and by the way many legal frameworks and carbon-offset projects overlook forests altogether.

One of the biggest concerns is low biodiversity in reforestation and afforestation schemes. A review of more than 200 voluntary offset programs showed that only 25% relied on native species, while in Latin America, over half used exotic monocultures. These plantations provide few ecological benefits and can even threaten long-term carbon storage when managed through rapid harvest cycles.

Experts caution that carbon markets must account for the full value of forests—their biodiversity, water cycles, and climate regulation—not just their carbon stocks. Safeguarding ecological integrity will require rules that put biodiversity, transparency, and community participation at the center, while aligning forest-based credits with national climate goals.

Read this story grantees Paula Díaz Levi and Marcela Maria Martins for Climate Tracker. 👇

An English summary of this report is below. The original report, published in Spanish in Climate Tracker, follows. In Latin America, native forests play a crucial role in carbon capture and storage...

08/26/2025

No próximo dia 4 de setembro, participe do primeiro webinário da série global de diálogos do Pulitzer Center: Interconexão: Revelando as Realidades dos Mercados de Carbono.

O encontro reunirá jornalistas, especialistas e lideranças comunitárias para discutir a legitimidade dos mercados de carbono, seus impactos na economia local, nos povos indígenas e na floresta amazônica. Inscreva-se e participe deste diálogo essencial sobre o futuro do clima e das comunidades da Amazônia.

Participam:
Aloisio Melo, Cristina Reis, Fabio Bispo, Flavia Santos, Vinicius Sassine, & Maria Darrigo.

👉 https://bit.ly/interconexãocarbono

08/22/2025

Educators: Applications for the Pulitzer Center’s Fall Teacher Fellowship Program are now open!

This paid, virtual program will provide a structure for educators to investigate global health inequities using Pulitzer Center reporting from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and explore how students can find connections to these stories and their own communities.

After engaging with award-winning journalists and our Education team through a series of virtual workshops, Fellows will design learning experiences that center the themes of these stories and include civic engagement activities to inspire deeper classroom conversations about global health journalism. Fellows will also produce narrative blog posts documenting the results of these learning experiences, and create an accompanying lesson plan that will be made publicly available in the Pulitzer Center’s lesson library.

This opportunity is open to classroom teachers (grades 4–12) working in public, charter, independent, and alternative schools in the United States and U.S. territories, and educators working with adults and youth in jails, prisons, or youth detention facilities.

All applications are due Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Read all program details and apply!
👉 https://bit.ly/4mwF5Tn

08/20/2025

Ask Me Anything session happening in one week!

Are you interested in reporting on ocean issues? Would you like to receive a yearlong fellowship that includes financial support for your reporting project, a community of peers, mentorship, and training opportunities?

This is what you can expect from a fellowship with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network (ORN).

Join us on August 27, 2025, to learn more about joining the third (2026) cohort of our Ocean Reporting Network Fellowship.

At this virtual meeting, Pulitzer Center Ocean Editor Jessica Aldred will be joined by 2025 ORN Fellow Jenn Thornhill Verma to discuss the details of the current call for applications as well as to answer questions about the Fellowship experience.

Register now! 👉 https://bit.ly/4llgfnX

08/18/2025

Capacity-building webinar happening tomorrow!

As the global shift toward clean energy accelerates, so does the demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths, which are essential components in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But this transition comes with significant environmental, social, and geopolitical implications.

This webinar, led by RIN Fellows Isabel Harari, Emily Fishbein and Import Genius Director of Research William George, will help journalists explore how to cover the green transition with nuance, uncover supply chain complexities, and investigate who benefits, and who bears the cost, of this mineral rush.

Join us tomorrow at 4:00pm GMT.

Register here for the session 👇 https://bit.ly/3JmmCtU

As the global shift toward clean energy accelerates, so does the demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths, which are essential components in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But this transition comes with significant environmental, social, and geopolitica...