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Osborn Elliott Prize
Shai Oster of The Wall Street Journal Wins Asia Society 2008 Osborn Elliott Journalism Prize
Past Winners
Asia Society Awards Osborn Elliott Prize to Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune, for Examining the Global Effects of China's Growth
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Paul Watson (Los Angeles Times) and Jonathan Watts (The Observer/The Guardian) receive Honorable Mentions
Evan Osnos of the Chicago Tribune has won the 2007 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia. The prize was awarded for Osnos’ three-part series, titled “China’s Great Grab,” examining how US and global demand for Chinese goods is reshaping the world.
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Asia Society Announces 2006 Winners of the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism
Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times and Matthew McAllester of Newsday honored for examinations of North Korea and Nepal.
Osborn
Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism
$10,000 prize will be awarded annually to an American or Asian
who has produced the best example of journalism about Asia
in any media channel, including print, broadcast, and online
sources.
| Philip P. Pan of the Washington Post honored for his penetrating reportage on individuals challenging authoritarianism in China |
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Asia Society announced that Philip P. Pan of the Washington Post is the third recipient of the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism. Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International and chair of the independent jury that oversees the selection process, will present Mr. Pan with the $10,000 award at a public program at the Asia Society on June 1, 2005. |
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Asia Society announces winner of the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism |
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Asia Society announced that John Pomfret of the Washington Post is the second recipient of the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism. Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International and chair of the independent jury that oversees the selection process, presented Mr. Pomfret with the $10,000 award at the Society’s annual dinner. Mr. Zakaria praised Mr. Pomfret for his remarkable ability to present the historical changes taking place in China from uniquely human vantage points. “Pomfret combines high intelligence, boundless curiosity, and fluid prose—the ingredients that make up great journalism,” stated Mr. Zakaria to the Asia Society audience. |
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| Asia Society Announces First Winner of the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism |
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Richard C. Holbrooke, chairman of the board of trustees of the Asia Society, announced at the Society’s annual dinner that Elisabeth Rosenthal of the New York Times is the recipient of the first Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism. Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International and chair of the independent jury which oversaw the selection process, praised Rosenthal for her pioneering coverage of the rampant spread of the HIV virus through rural areas of central China, giving rise to an AIDS epidemic that seems likely to affect more than ten million persons by the end of the decade. |
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