Reuters wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Reuters (TRI) has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their groundbreaking series "Fentanyl Express." The seven-part investigation exposed the international trade of chemicals used in fentanyl production, a crisis responsible for approximately 450,000 American deaths. The Reuters team, led by journalists Maurice Tamman and Laura Gottesdiener, infiltrated the supply chain by purchasing fentanyl-making materials, revealing how Chinese-made ingredients are easily accessible and why U.S. authorities have failed to control this market despite diplomatic efforts.
The series, which has also received a White House Correspondents' Association Journalism Award and an Overseas Press Club Award, was edited by Marla Dickerson and Feilding Cage. Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni emphasized the investigation's significance in driving change and maintaining accountability.
Reuters (TRI) ha ricevuto il Premio Pulitzer 2025 per il Giornalismo Investigativo grazie alla loro serie innovativa "Fentanyl Express." L'inchiesta in sette parti ha svelato il commercio internazionale di sostanze chimiche utilizzate nella produzione di fentanyl, una crisi che ha causato circa 450.000 morti negli Stati Uniti. Il team di Reuters, guidato dai giornalisti Maurice Tamman e Laura Gottesdiener, ha infiltrato la catena di approvvigionamento acquistando materiali per la produzione di fentanyl, rivelando come gli ingredienti prodotti in Cina siano facilmente reperibili e perché le autorità statunitensi non siano riuscite a controllare questo mercato nonostante gli sforzi diplomatici.
La serie, che ha ricevuto anche il Premio della White House Correspondents' Association e l'Overseas Press Club Award, è stata curata da Marla Dickerson e Feilding Cage. Alessandra Galloni, direttrice di Reuters, ha sottolineato l'importanza dell'inchiesta nel promuovere cambiamenti e garantire responsabilità.
Reuters (TRI) ha sido galardonado con el Premio Pulitzer 2025 en Reportaje de Investigación por su innovadora serie "Fentanyl Express." La investigación de siete partes expuso el comercio internacional de químicos usados en la producción de fentanilo, una crisis que ha causado aproximadamente 450,000 muertes en Estados Unidos. El equipo de Reuters, dirigido por los periodistas Maurice Tamman y Laura Gottesdiener, se infiltró en la cadena de suministro comprando materiales para fabricar fentanilo, revelando cómo los ingredientes fabricados en China son fácilmente accesibles y por qué las autoridades estadounidenses no han logrado controlar este mercado a pesar de los esfuerzos diplomáticos.
La serie, que también recibió el Premio de la White House Correspondents' Association y el Overseas Press Club Award, fue editada por Marla Dickerson y Feilding Cage. Alessandra Galloni, editora en jefe de Reuters, enfatizó la relevancia de la investigación para impulsar cambios y mantener la rendición de cuentas.
로이터 (TRI)가 획기적인 시리즈 "펜타닐 익스프레스"로 2025 퓰리처상 탐사보도 부문을 수상했습니다. 7부작 조사에서는 펜타닐 생산에 사용되는 화학물질의 국제 거래를 폭로했으며, 이 위기는 약 45만 명의 미국인 사망 원인으로 지목됩니다. 모리스 태만과 로라 고테스디너 기자가 이끄는 로이터 팀은 펜타닐 제조 재료를 구매하여 공급망에 침투, 중국산 재료가 쉽게 구할 수 있는 이유와 미국 당국이 외교적 노력에도 불구하고 이 시장을 통제하지 못한 배경을 밝혀냈습니다.
이 시리즈는 백악관 기자협회 저널리즘상과 해외 언론인 클럽상도 수상했으며, 마를라 디커슨과 필딩 케이지가 편집을 맡았습니다. 로이터 편집장 알레산드라 갈로니는 이 조사가 변화를 촉진하고 책임성을 유지하는 데 중요한 역할을 한다고 강조했습니다.
Reuters (TRI) a reçu le Prix Pulitzer 2025 du reportage d'investigation pour sa série révolutionnaire "Fentanyl Express." L'enquête en sept volets a révélé le commerce international des produits chimiques utilisés dans la fabrication du fentanyl, une crise responsable d'environ 450 000 décès aux États-Unis. L'équipe de Reuters, dirigée par les journalistes Maurice Tamman et Laura Gottesdiener, a infiltré la chaîne d'approvisionnement en achetant des matériaux pour fabriquer du fentanyl, dévoilant ainsi comment les ingrédients fabriqués en Chine sont facilement accessibles et pourquoi les autorités américaines n'ont pas réussi à contrôler ce marché malgré les efforts diplomatiques.
Cette série, qui a également reçu le prix de la White House Correspondents' Association et celui de l'Overseas Press Club, a été éditée par Marla Dickerson et Feilding Cage. Alessandra Galloni, rédactrice en chef de Reuters, a souligné l'importance de cette enquête pour provoquer des changements et assurer la responsabilité.
Reuters (TRI) wurde mit dem Pulitzer-Preis 2025 für Investigativen Journalismus für ihre bahnbrechende Serie "Fentanyl Express" ausgezeichnet. Die siebenteilige Untersuchung deckte den internationalen Handel mit Chemikalien auf, die zur Herstellung von Fentanyl verwendet werden – eine Krise, die etwa 450.000 amerikanische Todesfälle verursacht hat. Das Reuters-Team unter Leitung der Journalisten Maurice Tamman und Laura Gottesdiener drang durch den Kauf von Fentanyl-Rohstoffen in die Lieferkette ein und zeigte auf, wie chinesische Zutaten leicht zugänglich sind und warum US-Behörden trotz diplomatischer Bemühungen diesen Markt nicht kontrollieren konnten.
Die Serie, die auch mit dem White House Correspondents' Association Journalism Award und dem Overseas Press Club Award ausgezeichnet wurde, wurde von Marla Dickerson und Feilding Cage redigiert. Reuters-Chefredakteurin Alessandra Galloni betonte die Bedeutung der Untersuchung für die Förderung von Veränderungen und die Wahrung der Verantwortlichkeit.
- None.
- None.
This prestigious award recognizes the outstanding work of Reuters journalists who infiltrated the secretive supply chain of the synthetic opioid. 'Fentanyl Express' revealed how the Chinese-made fentanyl ingredients fueling America's opioid crisis are astonishingly cheap and easy to obtain – and why authorities are failing to stop this deadly market.
The series was reported by Maurice Tamman, Laura Gottesdiener, Stephen Eisenhammer, Drazen Jorgic, Daisy Chung, Kristina Cooke, Michael Martina, Antoni Slodkowski and Shannon Stapleton. It was edited by investigative editor Marla Dickerson and visual editor Feilding Cage.
The Reuters team bought everything needed to make fentanyl, and used the information gleaned from those deals to penetrate deep inside this black market. The seven-part series revealed for the first time how the chemical supply chain fueling America's fentanyl crisis works, and how and why the
"We are deeply honored to receive this prestigious award, which recognizes the tireless and courageous efforts of our journalists to shed light on one of the most pressing issues of our time," said Alessandra Galloni, Reuters editor-in-chief. "The 'Fentanyl Express' series is a testament to the power of investigative journalism to drive change and hold those in power accountable. I am incredibly proud of the team for their dedication to reporting this important story in unique, rich and searing detail."
"I am thrilled for Reuters to be recognized by the Pulitzer Board for this spectacular body of work," added Reuters President Paul Bascobert. "The team's entirely original approach to telling the story of how fentanyl makes it to the streets of the
The series has also recently received a White House Correspondents' Association Journalism Award and an Overseas Press Club Award.
About Reuters
Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters(TSX/NYSE: TRI), is the leading global provider of business, financial and world news, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Leveraging industry expertise and cutting-edge technology and tools, Reuters global team of trusted journalists delivers fast, accurate and fact-based news, insight and analysis to financial market professionals exclusively via LSEG products, to the world's media organizations and to professionals via industry events and Reuters.com. Founded in 1851, Reuters is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. For more information, visit Reuters.com.
CONTACTS
Heather Carpenter
Senior Director, Communications, Reuters
+1 917 592 9367
heather.carpenter@tr.com
View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reuters-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-investigative-reporting-302446371.html
SOURCE Reuters
FAQ
What award did Reuters (TRI) win in 2025?
What was the main focus of Reuters' Fentanyl Express investigation?
Who were the key journalists involved in Reuters' Pulitzer-winning investigation?
What other awards has Reuters' Fentanyl Express series received?
