New York. Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have been awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work on digital surveillance and cyber fraud. In the award announced on Monday, Anand and Sharma received the honor in the ‘Illustrated Reporting and Commentary’ category. He shared the award with Bloomberg’s Natalie Obiko Pearson.
According to the Pulitzer Prize website, the story, titled ‘Trapped’, prepared for Bloomberg, tells the chilling story of an Indian neurologist who was ‘digitally arrested’ by fraudsters.
This news, created with a unique combination of pictures and words, effectively highlighted the growing global threat of digital surveillance and cyber fraud. The Pulitzer Prize, administered by Columbia University, is counted among the highest honors given in the fields of journalism, literature and music composition.
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