Molly O'Toole

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Molly O'Toole
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater New York University
Cornell University
OccupationJournalist
Employer Los Angeles Times
Known forRecipient of 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting
Notable workEpisode 688: The Out Crowd

Molly O'Toole is an American reporter whose work focuses on immigration and security. In May 2020, O'Toole was one of the inaugural recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting for her work with This American Life concerning the personal impact of the Remain in Mexico Policy. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Education

O’Toole studied English as an undergraduate at Cornell University, graduating cum laude in 2009. In 2011, she received a dual master's degree in journalism and international relations from New York University. At Cornell, she ran for the varsity cross country and track teams and was an editor for The Cornell Daily Sun . [2] [6]

In May 2020, O'Toole credited much of her journalism training to The Sun, saying, "Everything I learned about journalism, and really about life, came from The Cornell Daily Sun." [7]

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References

  1. "2020 Pulitzer Prize winners". Washington Post.
  2. 1 2 "Alumna Molly O'Toole '09 Wins Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting". The Cornell Daily Sun. 4 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  4. "Molly O'Toole". Los Angeles Times.
  5. Glass, Ira (4 May 2020). "We Just Won the First Ever Pulitzer Prize for Audio Journalism!". This American Life.
  6. "Molly O'Toole". The Intercept.
  7. "Alumna receives Pulitzer's newest prize, for audio reporting". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 9 July 2020.