Ben C. Solomon

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Ben C. Solomon
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Solomon in 2017
Born (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 37)
Education DePauw University
Occupation(s) Journalist, filmmaker
Notable credit(s) The New York Times, Frontline, Vice News, The Wall Street Journal
Awards Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting (2015)
Website https://bencsolomon.com

Ben C. Solomon (born November 4, 1987) is an American visual journalist, filmmaker, and correspondent. Since January 2024, he has served as a senior video correspondent for The Wall Street Journal . [1] Solomon has reported from over sixty countries and covered seven wars and numerous global crises. [2]

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Early life and education

Solomon graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 2006 [3] and earned a degree in communications with a minor in studio art from DePauw University in 2010. [4] While in college, he interned at CBS News. [5] Shortly after graduation, he joined The New York Times as a video intern. [6]

Career

The New York Times and freelance reporting (2011–2019)

In 2011, during the Arab Spring uprisings, Solomon moved to Cairo as a freelancer, where he began covering the Syrian civil war and the Libyan civil war. [7]

In 2014, Solomon spent three months covering the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. His team's coverage earned the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, [8] the George Polk Award for Health Reporting, [9] and the World Press Photo Multimedia Prize. [10]

In 2016, Solomon embedded with the Iraqi Army to make The Fight for Fallujah , the first virtual reality film shot in an active combat zone. It garnered an Emmy Award nomination [11] and was noted for its innovative approach.

PBS Frontline (2019–2020)

In 2019, Solomon became PBS’s inaugural filmmaker-in-residence on its Frontline series. [12] His first film, Ebola in Congo, chronicled the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo during armed conflict. It won a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Journalism in 2019. [13]

Vice News (2020–2023)

From 2020 to 2023, Solomon was an international correspondent for Vice News , covering conflicts in Myanmar, Afghanistan, and the Ukraine. [14] He also reported on the January 6 United States Capitol attack, producing on-the-ground coverage of the events in Washington, D.C. [15] In 2022, Solomon was among the first Western journalists to interview Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, in a bunker during the early days of the invasion. [16]

The Wall Street Journal (2024–present)

Since January 2024, Solomon has been a senior video correspondent at The Wall Street Journal . [17] In his first year, he received two Emmy Award nominations for reporting from Sudan and Ukraine. [18] His work for WSJ includes the short documentary Darwin, profiling a young Ukrainian drone pilot. [19]

Personal life

Solomon lives in Spain with his wife and son.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ "WSJ hires Solomon as senior video correspondent". Talking Biz News. January 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "About – Ben C. Solomon".
  3. ↑ "Ladue native Ben Solomon wins Pulitzer Prize". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . April 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alumnus Ben Solomon '10 Wins Pulitzer Prize". DePauw University. April 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Alumnus Ben Solomon '10 Wins Pulitzer Prize". DePauw University.
  6. ↑ "Ben C. Solomon – The New York Times".
  7. ↑ "Alumnus Ben Solomon '10 Wins Pulitzer Prize". DePauw University.
  8. ↑ "The New York Times Staff – 2015 Pulitzer Prize, International Reporting". Pulitzer Prize.
  9. ↑ "George Polk Award Past Winners". LIU.
  10. ↑ "Ebola Ambulance – World Press Photo".
  11. ↑ "38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations". NATAS.
  12. ↑ "FRONTLINE Expands Its Reporting Ranks with Addition of Filmmaker-in-Residence Ben C. Solomon". PBS Frontline.
  13. ↑ "40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Winners". NATAS.
  14. ↑ "Ben C. Solomon – VICE News".
  15. ↑ "This Is What It Was Like Inside the Capitol Siege". VICE News. January 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Zelenskyy: "I Think He Sees That We Are Strong"". VICE News. March 9, 2022.
  17. ↑ "WSJ hires Solomon as senior video correspondent". Talking Biz News.
  18. ↑ "45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations". NATAS.
  19. ↑ "On the Front Lines With Ukraine's Killer Drone Pilot". The Wall Street Journal.
  20. ↑ "The New York Times Staff – 2015 Pulitzer Prize, International Reporting". Pulitzer Prize.
  21. ↑ "George Polk Award Past Winners". LIU.
  22. ↑ "Ebola Ambulance – World Press Photo".
  23. ↑ "Cannes Lions 2016 Winners – Grand Prix". Cannes Lions.
  24. ↑ "The Displaced – World Press Photo".
  25. ↑ "40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Winners". NATAS.
  26. ↑ "43rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Winners". NATAS.
  27. ↑ "44th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Winners". NATAS.
  28. ↑ "Prix Bayeux-Calvados Awards 2022 – Winners". Prix Bayeux.
  29. ↑ "45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations". NATAS.
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