Context
Journalist Danish Siddiqui, who lost his life while covering the conflict situation in Afghanistan, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for his coverage of the Covid situation in India.
- Along with him, Reuters journalists Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Amit Dave were also honoured with the Pulitzer Prize.
About Pulitzer Prize
- The Pulitzer Prizes were established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and newspaper publisher, who left money to Columbia University upon his death in 1911.
- A portion of his bequest was used to found the School of Journalism in 1912 and establish the Pulitzer Prizes, which were first awarded in 1917.
- The 19-member Pulitzer Board is composed of leading journalists and news executives from media outlets across the US, as well as five academics or persons in the arts.
- The dean of Columbia’s journalism school and the administrator of the prizes are non-voting members.
- The chair rotates annually to the most senior member or members.
- Danish Siddiqui was the Chief Photographer for Reuters, based in India.
- He graduated with a degree in economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, where he would later pursue post-graduation studies in Mass Communication.
- He received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, as part of a team of photographers, for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis.
- In 2021, he was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban forces in Spin Boldak, near the Pakistan border.
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