Thursday, December 6, 2007

What to aspire to

Andrea Elliot of The New York Times won a Pulitzer Prize this year for her feature writing. As the Pulizter Board says, "For a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to quality of writing, originality and concision, in print or in print and online." Elliot's awarding winning work is a three part series on Muslims in America. Her articles specifically explored a mosque in Brooklyn documents the lives of Muslim immigrants post 9/11, as well as Imams, which are leaders in Muslim communities. To read touching and truly great journalism check out 'Imam in America.'
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/series/muslimsinamerica/index.html

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