2013 Michael Kelly Award Winner



 


Brian Mockenhaupt
Byliner.com

Mockenhaupt, a former infantryman, wrote about a Marine platoon in Afghanistan that suffered heavy casualties and the toll it took on those who survived. The reporting for his piece stretched over 18 months, taking him from foot patrols in Northern Marjah to Camp Lejeune, N.C., where Marines struggled to reintegrate into the world they had left behind.

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2013 Michael Kelly Award Finalists

 


Alberto Arce
Associated Press

Arce is the only foreign correspondent in Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world. Through a series of reports, he ventured into various corners of Honduran society to capture the corrosive daily violence, lack of justice, and political instability there.

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David Barboza
The New York Times

Barboza spent more than a year piecing together the finances of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and discovered he had amassed a secret wealth of $2.7 billion. His articles caused a sensation in China and laid bare the weakness of the country’s entire political system.

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Michael Phillips
The Wall Street Journal

Phillips wrote a series of stories from Afghanistan and the United States on the experiences of U.S. troops in combat and upon their return home. In one article, he described the bombing of a convoy in which he was riding. Phillips helped drag a wounded sergeant out of the street while under gunfire from insurgents.

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