The board of directors of the Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, will cancel the award given to the New York Times and the Washington Post on Monday for reporting Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections. Russia has rejected the former president’s complaint and is associated with Mr. Trump’s campaign and members of his administration.
The board of directors statement In two independent reviews, nothing was found to undermine the credibility of the award entry. The two news organizations shared the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for national coverage.
The review, which is part of the formal process used to investigate complaints about Pulitzer Prize-winning works, was conducted after the board heard from Mr. Trump and other complainants.
“Both reviews were conducted by individuals who are unrelated to and unrelated to the institution in which the study is being considered,” the board said. “Individual reviews have converged to a conclusion. In none of the award-winning submissions, the facts revealed after the award was awarded did not distrust the passages, headings, controversies or claims.”
The statement concludes with the “2018 Pulitzer Prize National Report Stand”.
The Winning work Included were 20 articles from the Post and Times on evidence of a link between Russian interference and Mr. Trump’s campaign and government, and Mr. Trump’s efforts to influence their related investigations.
Opposing the implications of helping Russia defeat Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump has repeatedly called for the withdrawal of prizes.and letter In October, he said the press was “based on false reports of links that did not exist between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign.” May 27, letter Mr. Trump threatened to sue defamation if the award was not revoked, to Marjorie Miller, the award’s manager.
A post and Times spokeswoman declined to comment. Mr. Trump’s spokesman did not immediately respond to the request for comment.