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- ↑ "Cabot Prize Board of Judges" Archived 2012-12-21 at the Wayback Machine . Columbia Journalism School. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- 1 2 "Advisory Council" Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine . Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Columbia University. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- 1 2 3 Alumni Weekend 2013 - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Longform Reporting Flourishes at Carey Institute". PRWeb. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-57356-111-2.
- 1 2 Black Alumni Network Newsletter, March 2013 Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "International Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
