Sonia Nazario of “Los Angeles Times” was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for feature writing.
A Pulitzer Prize is an American award for achievements in newspaper and magazine journalism, literature, and musical composition. It was established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. The awards are administered by Columbia University and are presented in May each year at a ceremony in New York City.
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing is awarded for a distinguished example of feature writing, based on reporting that provides new insights into significant aspects of human behavior and contemporary society. The award is open to all newspapers, magazines, and wire services published in the United States.
Sonia Nazario was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2003 for her series of articles “Enrique’s Journey”. The series chronicled the journey of Enrique, a Honduran boy who left home at the age of 12 to find his mother in the United States. The series was published in the Los Angeles Times and won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the George Polk Award, and the Overseas Press Club Award.
Nazario’s series was praised for its powerful and moving account of Enrique’s journey. The series also shed light on the dangers and challenges faced by undocumented immigrants in the United States.