Jason Szep

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Jason Szep is an American journalist with Reuters who received the Pulitzer Prize in 2014.[1]

Early life and education[]

Born in Scituate, Massachusetts in 1969, Szep is the son of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Szep, formerly of The Boston Globe. Jason Szep graduated from Brookline High School and studied literature at Bard College and University of Toronto.[2]

Career[]

Szep has reported from across Asia and North America on a wide range of subjects since joining Reuters in Toronto in 1990, with postings in Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Boston, Bangkok and Washington.[3] His roles at Reuters have included Boston Bureau Chief,[4] Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, International Affairs Editor, and U.S. National Affairs Editor in Washington.[5] Szep is currently Senior Editor.

Awards[]

Szep won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting along with Andrew Marshall for their reports on the violent persecution of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar.[6]

Other honors for his reporting include three Awards for Editorial Excellence by the Society of Publishers in Asia,[7][8] an Osborn Elliott Prize,[9] two Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi awards,[10][11] a Deadline Club award[12] and a White House Correspondents Association Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org.
  2. ^ "Pulitzer Prize winner talks politics, journalism, and career advice". Thevarsity.ca. June 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Pat Baker (March 17, 2014). "Reuters names Szep its international affairs editor". Talkingbiznews.com.
  4. ^ "Winner: Jason Szep, Reuters". Quillmag.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ says, Nofil Syed Shah (2015-05-15). "Reuters names financial services editor, national affairs editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ "The War on the Rohingya". Reuters.com.
  7. ^ "2013 SOPA Awards : Winners" (PDF). 2013.sopawards.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "2014 SOPA Awards : Winners" (PDF). 2014.sopawards.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Reuters Team Wins Asia Society Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia". Asiasociety.org.
  10. ^ "Sigma Delta Chi Awards – Society of Professional Journalists". Spj.org.
  11. ^ "Announcing the 2017 Sigma Delta Chi Award winners". Spj.org.
  12. ^ "Deadline Club Announces Contest Winners at 2018 Awards Dinner". Deadlineclub.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Reuters series 'Shock Tactics' wins Edgar A. Poe Award from the White House Correspondents' Association". Reuters. April 4, 2018.
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