The New York Times reported Wednesday that Jill Abramson, the publication's executive editor, has unexpectedly vacated her post and will be replaced by New York Times Managing Editor Dean Baquet.
Pulitzer Prize-winning undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shared his compelling story through the screening of his powerful film, "Documented" as a part of Immigrant Heritage Week (April 17-24) on April 17 at the Museum of Moving Image in Long Island City, New York.
The two foremost news organizations behind reports about the National Security Agency's cybersurveillance programs have won the top award for journalism. On Monday, The Washington Post and the U.S. branch of The Guardian were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism, for their reports based on ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaked documents.
An Associated Press photographer was killed and another AP reporter was wounded Friday in Afghanistan after a police officer shot at both of them while the two were sitting their car.
Imagine being a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker whose most notable works came from the Washington Post, you landed the cover of TIME Magazine, you profiled Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for The New Yorker, and Politico named you one of "50 Politicos to Watch," yet despite of all of this success, there is still an obstacle that isn't in your control -- your legal status.
Well this is the reality for journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, who is also the founder of "Define American," a non-profit organization that seeks to elevate the conversation about immigration.