Pulitzer Prize

The 'New York Times' wins a Pulitzer Prize for propaganda - opinion

Saher Alghorra, a contributor to The New York Times, proved his ability to deliver the terrorist organization’s narrative to the world in the most respected international media outlet.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN
HAMAS HANDS over slain hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas, and her children, Kfir and Ariel, in Khan Younis. Feb. 20, 2025.
The New York Times Building, a 52-story skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan on January 15, 2025 in New York City.

Pulitzer Prize awarded to Palestinian photographer who captured ‘starvation in Gaza'

One of Alghorra’s pictures showed an emaciated boy being cradled by his mother, becoming a target of criticism by those who reject claims of starvation in Gaza.

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
STEVEN SPIELBERG poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, US, January 11, 2026.

Spielberg wins Grammy for John Williams documentary, becomes ninth Jew to earn 'EGOT' status

Spielberg was awarded the Grammy for producing 'Music by John Williams' before the ceremony on Sunday. The win makes him the 22nd person to win the quartet of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks is awarded the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress fiction award

Geraldine Brooks, Jewish author of bestsellers like "People of the Book," wins the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Is the international media holding our hostages? - opinion

When Sky News reported that Al Jazeera condemned the August 10 IDF assassination of its reporter, Hamas terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, he posted, “I was held by a journalist, and his father was a doctor!"

AUGUST 22, 2025ByGIL HOFFMAN
AL JAZEERA journalist Anas Al-Sharif, killed in an Israeli strike last week, reports in Gaza City in 2024.