Pulitzer-Prize

Multiple Pulitzer Prizes Awarded for Exposing Systematic Kleptocratic Corruption

2025-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations in 2025 documented systematic kleptocratic patterns. Reuters won for “boldly reported exposé” of systematic regulatory failures enabling widespread corruption. Wall Street Journal’s national reporting prize covered Elon Musk’s …

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New York Times Exposes NSA Warrantless Surveillance Program

2005-12-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

James Risen and Eric Lichtblau published a groundbreaking front-page New York Times article revealing the NSA had been conducting warrantless surveillance of Americans since 2001 under President Bush’s secret authorization. The story exposed that the NSA, traditionally focused on foreign …

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