Jason Szep | |
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| Born | Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize (2014) |
Jason Szep is an American journalist withReuters who received thePulitzer Prize in 2014.[1]
Born inScituate, Massachusetts, Szep is the son of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonistPaul Szep, formerly ofThe Boston Globe. Jason Szep graduated fromBrookline High School and studied literature atBard College andUniversity of Toronto.[2]
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.
Szep won the 2014Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting along withAndrew Marshall for their reports on the violent persecution of theRohingya, a Muslim minority inMyanmar.[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 AssociationEdgar A. Poe Memorial Award,[13] and a George Polk Award.[14]