Overview

• Mosab Abu Toha won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for essays in The New Yorker documenting life and suffering in Gaza during the ongoing conflict with Israel.
• Photographer Moises Saman was awarded the Pulitzer for Feature Photography for his stark images capturing the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime in late 2024.
• The New Yorker’s investigative podcast, In the Dark, earned the Pulitzer for Audio Reporting for its in-depth examination of the 2005 Haditha massacre by U.S. Marines in Iraq.
• Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet and visiting scholar at Syracuse University, fled Gaza with his family in late 2023 after being detained and beaten by Israeli forces.
• The New Yorker’s three Pulitzer wins mark the most ever achieved by a single magazine in one year, highlighting its commitment to impactful storytelling on global conflicts.