Stephen J. Adler, Reuters’ top editor, said he was “thrilled” for the recognition, but “deeply distressed” that they reporters were still imprisoned. Ms. Michael told The Associated Press that she and her colleagues were “very happy to be able to draw some attention” to the story. The series was published jointly with The New York Times Magazine, Newsday and New York magazine. The columns resulted in a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court that the practice was illegal, although Mr. Messenger, 52, said it persists. “It’s a really rich time to dig in to books as means to understand what is going on right now,” he said.

Source: New York Times April 15, 2019 20:18 UTC