Columbia Journalism alumni, faculty and fellows honored with 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

Over twenty members of the Columbia Journalism School community have been named finalists and winners of the Pulitzer Prizes. 

With work described as “groundbreaking and ambitious,” this cohort showcases the rigor, ethics and excellence expected of all who come through Pulitzer Hall. Their winning stories investigate vital topics, from the ethics of Supreme Court justices to the lasting effects of the pandemic on public education.

Their “gripping and intensely reported” work is a representation of the Journalism School’s continued championship of great journalism.

The honorees hailing from Columbia Journalism School include: 

• Ben Angarone, '22 M.A. Politics, as part of the staff of the Honolulu Civil Beat
• Juanita Ceballos, '13 M.S., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism, as part of the staffs of The Texas Tribune, ProPublica, and FRONTLINE
• Ilyssa Daly, '22 M.S. Stabile, of Mississippi Today and The New York Times
• Alex Eichenstein, '23 M.S., as part of the staff of the Honolulu Civil Beat
• Justin Elliott, Adjunct Assistant Professor, as part of ProPublica
• Eric Fan, '22 M.S., as part of the staff of Bloomberg
• Thomas Heaton, '21 M.A. and Li Center for Global Journalism Fellow, as part of the staff of the Honolulu Civil Beat
• Jake Indursky, '23 M.S., as part of the staff of the Honolulu Civil Beat
• Ishaan Jhaveri, '21 Tow Center for Digital Journalism Computational Research Fellow, as part of the staff of The New York Times
• Allan Kew, '23 M.S. and Pultizer Traveling Fellow, as part of the staff of the Honolulu Civil Beat
• Lomi Kriel, '11 M.A. Politics as part of the staffs of The Texas Tribune, ProPublica, and FRONTLINE 
• Summer Lin, '17 M.S., as part of the staff of the Los Angeles Times
• Sharon Lurye, '18 M.S. and Education Reporting Fellow, of the Associated Press
• Brian Lyman, '00 M.S., of the Alabama Reflector 
• David Kocieniewski, '86 M.S., as part of the staff of Bloomberg 
• Alison MacAdam, '22 Ochberg Fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, of New Hampshire Public Radio
• Alex Mierjeski, '17 M.S., as part of ProPublica
• Natalie Obiko Pearson, '09 Knight-Bagehot Fellow, as part of the staff of Bloomberg 
• Hillary Ojeda, '17 M.S., as part of the staff of Lookout Santa Cruz, California
• Dave Phillips, '02 M.S., of The New York Times
• Nate Rosenfield, '23 M.S. Stabile, of Mississippi Today and The New York Times
• Ainara Tiefenthäler, '14 M.S., as part of the staff of The New York Times
• Pranshu Verma, '19 M.S. Stabile, as part of the staff of The Washington Post
• Haley Willis, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism, as part of the staff of The New York Times

Columbia Journalism has also invited several of this year’s winners to be guest speakers, offering students continuing insights into the highest level of journalism. This includes Hannah Dreier of The New York Times, who will give the keynote address at this summer’s graduation ceremony.

A special citation was also given to Greg Tate, a writer and long-time critic for The Village Voice who died in 2021. He was a major force in establishing hip hop as a genre deserving of critical thought and acclaim and was honored with a scholarship founded in his name during the Word: Life conference.

The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 1917 by Columbia Journalism School. Columbia University now confers the honor on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

For more information on this year’s Prize winners and finalists in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music, please visit the Prize Winner section of Pulitzer.org to find biographical information and read winning & nominated work in Journalism.

Last updated on May 8, 2024.