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Emilio Morenatti
Emilio Morenatti (born 1969) is a Pulitzer Prize winning Spanish photojournalist, working for the Associated Press since March 2004. Morenatti was born in 1969 in Zaragoza, Spain, where his father was serving as a police officer, and raised in Jerez de la Frontera. While working in Gaza City in 2006, he was kidnapped, and held for 15 hours, but released unharmed. In August 2009, he lost a foot when a roadside improvised explosive device exploded near the vehicle in which he was travelling, while embedded with US military forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was Pictures of the Year International's photographer of the year for newspapers in 2009. The same year, he achieved a National Headliner Award gold medal. He was the National Press Photographers Association's photographer of the year in 2010. In 2013 he won "Contemporary Issues, 3rd prize singles" in the World Press Photo awards. He won the Ortega y Gasset Award for Graphic Journalism, also in 2013, and a 2021 Pulitzer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University. Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017). The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal. Entry and prize consideration The Pulitzer Prize does not automatically consider all applicable works in the media, but only those that have specifically been entered. (There is a $75 entry fee, for each desired entry category.) Entries must fit in at least one of the specific prize categories, and cannot simply gain entrance for being literary or musical. Works can also be entered only in a maximum of two categories, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Vadim Ghirda
Vadim (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived either from the Persian ''badian'' (anise or aniseed), or from the Ruthenian word ''volod'' (russian: волод), meaning ''to rule'' or ''vaditi'' (russian: вадити), meaning ''to blame''. Its long version, Vadimir, is now obsolete. Dictionary of Russian Names This given name is highly popular in Russia (as Vadim), Ukraine (as Vadym), Belarus (as Vadzim), Moldova, and Slovenia. Given name *Bademus or Vadim (died 376), Persian martyr and saint widely venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church *Vadim the Bold legendary chieftain *Vadim Abdrashitov (born 1945), Russian film director *Vadim Alekseyev (born 1970), Soviet-I ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Abd
Rodrigo Abd is a staff photographer for the Associated Press, who was part of a team awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for its coverage of the Syrian Civil War. Biography & Career Abd was born in Buenos Aires on October 27, 1976. Abd began his career for several newspapers (La Razon and La Nacion) as a staff photographer from 1999-2003. In 2003 Abd began working for the Associated Press based in Guatemala (the only exception being his operation in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2006) as a staff photographer. Since then he has continued his work under the Associated Press on multiple special assignments and is currently living in Lima, Peru. As a staff photographer Abd has been praised for his passion documenting subjects that photographers may shy away from. Most of Abd's work in Guatemala depicted hospital wards, violent crime scenes, and uprooted graves. Abd is known for his keen photographer's eye and his focus on the interrelation of social struggles; the cause and effect empower hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nariman El-Mofty
Nariman (also spelled Narriman, Nareeman, Neriman, Nəriman) is a name of Persian origin ( fa, نریمان ). It has roots traced to the Persian epic, Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi. The name can mean "faith and brightness". It can also mean "brave, hero", with roots in the Avestan word naire-manå ("brave, manly"). In other countries, like Iran, it is used interchangeably with Nauroz, the Persian festival. In Iran and Azerbaijan it is typically a male given name, whereas in Turkey and the Arab World it is commonly female. People Given name *Nariman Behravesh (born 1948), American economist *Nariman Farvardin (born 1956), American engineer *Nariman Narimanov (1870–1925), Azerbaijani statesman, revolutionary, and writer * Neriman Özsoy (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player *Narriman Sadek (1933–2005), the last Queen of Egypt *Nariman Youssef, Egyptian translator Surname *Khurshed Nariman, Indian politician * Mansour Nariman (1935–2015), Iranian musician *Fali Nariman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Dana
Felipe Dana (born August 1985) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Brazilian photojournalist for the Associated Press (AP). Career Dana is known for his coverage of social inequality and urban violence in Latin America and conflicts in various countries including Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Gaza, Libya, and Ukraine. He received World Press Photo awards in 2013 and 2017. Dana was also part of AP teams finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2023, Dana won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the coverage of Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the AP team. His drone video footage of the Battle of Mosul in Iraq open the action film Mosul on Netflix. Awards * 2011: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2012: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2013: POY – Pictures of the Year Latam, 3 awards * 2013: World Press Photo award * 2015: National Press Photographers Association * 2016: National Press Photographers Association, 2 awards * 2016: POYi Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeniy Maloletka
Evgeniy Konstantinovich Maloletka ( uk, Євген Малолєтка, russian: Евгений Малолетка) is a Ukrainian journalist and photographer. He covered the siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and, in particular, made a photograph of a woman wounded as a result of the maternity hospital bombing, which won World Press Photo of the Year. In 2023, he won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for public service, which he shared with Mstyslav Chernov, Vasilisa Stepanenko, and Lori Hinnant, and another one for breaking news photography, shared with Felipe Dana, Emilio Morenatti, Rodrigo Abd, Nariman El-Mofty, Vadim Ghirda, and Bernard Armangue, as part of the Associated Press team for coverage of the war in Ukraine. Early life and education Maloletka was born in Berdiansk. He studied electronics at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 2010. Life and work In 2009, he started as a staff photographer for UNIAN. Later, he worked as a freel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernat Armangue
Bernat may refer to: People Given name *Bernat Calbó (c. 1180–1243), Catalan jurist, bureaucrat, monk, bishop, and soldier *Bernat Fenollar (1438–1516), Valencia poet, cleric and chess player * Bernat Francés y Caballero, Spanish Roman Catholic bishop *Bernat Guillem d'Entença (died 1237), Spanish noble *Bernat Joan i Marí (born 1960), Spanish politician *Bernat Klein (1922–2014), Serbian textile designer and painter *Bernat Manciet (1923–2005), French writer * Bernat Martínez (1980–2015), Spanish motorcycle racer *Bernat Martorell (died 1452), Catalan painter * Bernat Metge (c. 1340–1413), Catalan writer *Bernat de Palaol (fl. 1386), Catalan troubador and merchant * Bernat Pomar (1932–2011), Mallorcan composer and violinist *Bernat Quintana (born 1986), Spanish actor * Bernat Rosner (born 1932), Hungarian-born American lawyer and concentration camp survivor * Bernat Sanjuan (1915–1979), Spanish painter *Bernat Solé (born 1975), Catalan politician *Bernat Sor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulitzer Prize For Breaking News Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography is one of the American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. From 2000 it has used the "breaking news" name but it is considered a continuation of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography, which was awarded from 1968 to 1999. Prior to 1968, a single Prize was awarded for photojournalism, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, which was replaced in that year by Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography There were 33 Spot News Photography prizes awarded in 32 years including two in 1977 (for 1976 work). * 1968: Rocco Morabito, '' Jacksonville Journal'', for his photograph of telephone linemen, " The Kiss of Life". * 1969: Edward T. Adams, Associated Press, for his photograph, " Saigon Execution". * 1970: Steve Starr, Associated Press, for his news photo taken at Cornell University, "Campus Guns". * 1971: John Paul Filo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An estimated 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by late May and 7.8 million fled the country by 8 November 2022, while Russia, within five weeks of the invasion, experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, sparking a regional war. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. Despite the build-up, denials of plans to invade or attack Ukraine were issued by various Russian gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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