Jason Szep
American journalist with Reuters
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Jason Szep is an American journalist with Reuters who received the Pulitzer Prize in 2014.[1]
Jason Szep | |
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| Born | Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize (2014) |
Early life and education
Born in Scituate, Massachusetts, Szep is the son of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Szep, formerly of The Boston Globe. Jason Szep graduated from Brookline High School and studied literature at Bard College and University of Toronto.[2]
Career
Szep has reported from across Asia and North America on a wide range of subjects since joining Reuters in Toronto, with postings in Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Boston, Bangkok and Washington.[3] His roles at Reuters have included Boston Bureau Chief,[4] Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, International Affairs Editor, and U.S. National Affairs Editor in Washington.[5] Szep is currently International Political Investigations Editor.
Awards
Szep won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting along with Andrew Marshall for their reports on the violent persecution of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar.[6]
Other honors for his reporting include three Awards for Editorial Excellence by the Society of Publishers in Asia,[7][8] an Osborn Elliott Prize,[9] two Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi awards,[10][11] a Deadline Club award,[12] a White House Correspondents Association Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award,[13] and a George Polk Award.[14] Also, member of the team awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.