Pulitzer Center Update April 1, 2026
Nigerian Journalist named 2026 Persephone Miel Fellow
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The Pulitzer Center is pleased to announce the selection of our 2026 Persephone Miel Fellow.
Taiwo Adebulu, the recipient of several Pulitzer Center grants, is the features and investigations editor at TheCable, a Nigerian independent digital newspaper. Previously, he was the head of the fact-check desk at the media outlet.
He has over 10 years of experience in investigative and development journalism, covering the environment, health, human rights, and corruption. He was an inaugural corps member of Report for the World, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project.
As a Persephone Miel Fellow, Adebulu will investigate the impact that USAID cuts under the Trump administration have had on malnutrition in Nigeria, which, according to UNICEF, had the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world in 2025.
“It's a great privilege to be on this Fellowship. I'm looking forward to making a great use of this opportunity," Adebulu said.
The Persephone Miel Fellowship—overseen by the Pulitzer Center and launched in partnership with Internews, a nonprofit supporting international media—benefits journalists from outside the U.S. and Western Europe whose work is not routinely disseminated in mainstream media globally.
A $5,000 grant and mentorship from a Pulitzer Center editor support Miel Fellows in pursuing ambitious reporting projects. The Center works with Fellowship recipients to distribute their work across international media outlets to reach the widest possible audience.
The annual Fellowship is named in honor of Persephone Miel, the former senior adviser of Internews. She dedicated her life to advancing the work of journalists across the globe. Miel died of cancer in 2010.
To learn more about the Fellowship and past Fellows, click here.
