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- ↑ Loughlin, Wendy S. (April 20, 2011). "Two Newhouse School alumnae win Pulitzer Prizes for journalism". SU News. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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- ↑ "Michel du Cille dies at 58; photojournalist documented human struggle". miamiherald. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ↑ "She Rocks! Nikki Kahn: Pulitzer Prize Winning Documentary Photographer - Guyanese Girls Rock!". Guyanese Girls Rock!. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
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