2 Indian Journalists Win Pulitzer Prize for ‘trAPPed’ Investigation on Digital Arrest - Who Are They?
Bloomberg’s illustrated investigation used visuals and words to expose digital scams and surveillance, and the winners share a $15,000 Pulitzer prize.
- On Monday, The Pulitzer Prize Board announced the 2026 Illustrated Reporting and Commentary award to Mumbai-based artist Anand RK, Delhi-based journalist Suparna Sharma, and Bloomberg reporter Natalie Obiko Pearson for their graphic investigation "trAPPed."
- Produced for Bloomberg, the graphic investigation narrates a "riveting account" of a neurologist in India held captive by her phone under "digital arrest," using "visuals and words" to illuminate the story.
- Anand, a Mumbai-based artist, previously won the Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, while Sharma brings expertise from a three-decade career covering crime and corruption, alongside Pearson, Bloomberg's senior investigative reporter for Asia.
- Columbia University in New York announced the awards on Monday, with the team sharing a $15,000 cash prize for their work addressing the "growing global challenges of surveillance and digital scams."
- The project serves as a critical examination of modern security threats, illustrating how digital scammers employ sophisticated psychological traps to ensnare victims in an expanding landscape of online fraud.
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Pulitzer Prize Award 2026: Indian Journalists Anand RK, Suparna Sharma Win Prize for Reporting on Digital Surveillance and Cyber Fraud | 📰 LatestLY
Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have been awarded the prestigious 2026 Pulitzer Prize for their investigative work on digital surveillance and global cyber fraud. The announcement, made Monday by the Pulitzer Prize Board at Columbia University, 📰 Pulitzer Prize Award 2026: Indian Journalists Anand RK, Suparna Sharma Win Prize for Reporting on Digital Surveillance and Cyber Fraud.
2 Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for ‘trAPPed’ investigation on digital arrest - who are they?
Produced for Bloomberg, ‘trAPPed’ narrates the ‘riveting account’ of a neurologist in India who was held under a ‘digital arrest’ through her phone. To highlight global challenges of digital scams, ‘trAPPed’ used a blend of ‘visuals and words’.
Indian journalists win Pulitzer for exposing cyber fraud
New York: Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud. Anand and Sharma won the award, announced on Monday, May 4, in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category. They share the award with Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg. According to The Pulitzer Prizes website, the award-winning work titled “trAPPed”, produced for Bloomberg, nar…
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