Winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize were announced on May 4 via a livestream because of the coronavirus pandemic. We are delighted that this year the prize was also awarded to four women journalists. 

Although they are usually held at Columbia University in New York City, this year’s Prizes were announced in Pulitzer administrator Dana Canedy’s living room, and live streamed via YouTube due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

Megan Rose, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Emily Green and Molly O'Toole won for their incredible stories. CFWIJ congratulates them for their outstanding efforts.

This year’s commentary prize went to Nikole Hannah-Jones for her personal essay for the ground-breaking 1619 Project. The piece focused on the enslavement of Africans and how it tied into the story of how America became what it is. It created genuine conversation and engagement about race relations, how the country was created, and how it evolved. Nicole is a correspondent for The New York Times Magazine focusing on racial injustice. She is the creator of The 1619 Project. 

Journalist Megan Rose won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting together with T. Christian Miller and Robert Faturechi for their work around America’s 7th Fleet and a set of fatal naval accidents in the Pacific. Meghan covers criminal justice for ProPublica, before which she reported on conflict and disaster.  

This year’s Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting went to two women journalists. We’re happy to report that Molly O’Toole and Emily Green won the prize for “The Out Crowd,” The work takes a very human look at what Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy means for the people it impacts. 

While Molly O’Toole is an immigration and security reporter based in the Los Angeles Times’ Washington, D.C., bureau, Emily Green is a Mexico City-based journalist reporting on Mexico and Central America. 

CFWIJ congratulates these journalists on their remarkable achievement, reporting on vital subjects deeply. We also thank them for inspiring young women journalists with their tenacity and spirit.