Jason Szep

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Jason Szep
Born Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Notable awards Pulitzer Prize (2014)

Jason Szep is an American journalist with Reuters who received the Pulitzer Prize in 2014. [1]

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Early life and education

Born in Scituate, Massachusetts, Szep is the son of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Szep, formerly of The Boston Globe. Jason Szep graduated from Brookline High School and studied literature at Bard College and University of Toronto. [2]

Career

Szep has reported from across Asia and North America on a wide range of subjects since joining Reuters in Toronto, with postings in Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Boston, Bangkok and Washington. [3] His roles at Reuters have included Boston Bureau Chief, [4] Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, International Affairs Editor, and U.S. National Affairs Editor in Washington. [5] Szep is currently International Political Investigations Editor.

Awards

Szep won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting along with Andrew Marshall for their reports on the violent persecution of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar. [6]

Other honors for his reporting include three Awards for Editorial Excellence by the Society of Publishers in Asia, [7] [8] an Osborn Elliott Prize, [9] two Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi awards, [10] [11] a Deadline Club award, [12] a White House Correspondents Association Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award, [13] and a George Polk Award. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "2014 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org.
  2. ↑ "Pulitzer Prize winner talks politics, journalism, and career advice". Thevarsity.ca. June 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ Pat Baker (March 17, 2014). "Reuters names Szep its international affairs editor". Talkingbiznews.com.
  4. ↑ "Winner: Jason Szep, Reuters". Quillmag.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ↑ says, Nofil Syed Shah (2015-05-15). "Reuters names financial services editor, national affairs editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ↑ "The War on the Rohingya". Reuters.com.
  7. ↑ "2013 SOPA Awards : Winners" (PDF). 2013.sopawards.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2014 SOPA Awards : Winners" (PDF). 2014.sopawards.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Reuters Team Wins Asia Society Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia". Asiasociety.org.
  10. ↑ "Sigma Delta Chi Awards – Society of Professional Journalists". Spj.org.
  11. ↑ "Announcing the 2017 Sigma Delta Chi Award winners". Spj.org.
  12. ↑ "Deadline Club Announces Contest Winners at 2018 Awards Dinner". Deadlineclub.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Reuters series 'Shock Tactics' wins Edgar A. Poe Award from the White House Correspondents' Association". Reuters. April 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Reuters wins Polk Award for series on intimidation of U.S. election workers". Reuters. February 21, 2021.
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