The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a “particular quotation” on Friday to the teenager whose video of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice.
Eighteen-year-old Darnella Frazier was honored at a ceremony announcing the 2021 prestigious journalism awards for her video of Floyd’s May 2020 murder by a Minneapolis police officer.
Frazier was being recognized “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice,” the quotation mentioned.
The workers of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis was awarded the prize within the breaking information class for its protection of Floyd’s demise and its repercussions.
The New York Times was honored with the general public service award for its protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
Online outlet BuzzFeed received its first Pulitzer, within the worldwide reporting class, for protection of jail camps constructed by China for mass detention of Muslims.
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