For 20 years, the Pulitzer Center has supported breakthrough journalism that helps people make sense of the world and their place in it. From the earliest days of our work to today, we’ve believed that powerful stories do more than inform: They build understanding, spark curiosity, and inspire action. Across continents and communities, we’ve partnered with journalists to bring underreported issues to light and connect those stories to classrooms, public forums, and decision-making spaces where they can drive real change.
EXPLORE OUR STORIES
Over two decades, the Pulitzer Center has supported more than 11,000 stories from journalists around the world—spanning investigative reporting, data-driven projects, photo essays, podcasts, films, and innovative digital storytelling. Together, these stories have exposed injustice, deepened public understanding of complex global issues, and sparked dialogue, education, and action in communities far beyond where they were reported. These stories have also inspired student poetry, letters to elected officials, theatrical performances, art, and policy change.
Explore our global story map to discover the journalism, people, and places that have shaped our impact over the last 20 years!
REFLECTIONS FROM PULITZER CENTER LEADERS
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES
Why Courageous Journalism Matters More Than Ever
Marina Walker Guevara
Executive Editor
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES
Why Infrastructure Is the Most Strategic Investment in Journalism Today
Mouhamad Alem
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES
How Trust, Listening, and Engagement Turn Reporting Into Impact
Flora Pereira
Chief Impact Officer
LEARN ABOUT OUR IMPACT
HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY
“I was moved by how carefully the students were thinking about trust and trauma-informed work, particularly as I spoke about my reporting in Congo. It made me hopeful for future journalists.”
SOPHIE NEIMAN
Pulitzer Center grantee
"Without the Pulitzer Center grant, it would have been impossible to share Samoa’s story—one that otherwise would not have been seen or heard by most of the American public—at a time when public health reporting has never been more important."
ANDY PIERROTTI
Pulitzer Center grantee
Did you know? The Pulitzer Center has supported over 3,000 journalists from 128 countries through our grants and fellowship programs in our two decades. See where our grantees and fellows are from!
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STAY INFORMED ON OUR WORK AND IMPACT
Each week, the Pulitzer Center newsletter features a selection of underreported global news stories and resources supported by the Pulitzer Center.
