Asia Society Awardees:
2007 Osborn Elliott Prize

Asia Society Awards Osborn Elliott Prize to Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune for Examining the Global Effects of China's Growth

Evan Osnos of the Chicago Tribune has won the 2007 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia. The prize was awarded for Osnos’ three-part series, titled “China’s Great Grab,” examining how U.S. and global demand for Chinese goods is reshaping the world. The $10,000 cash prize is awarded annually to an American or Asian who has produced the best example of journalism about Asia. In announcing the award, Mr. Pearlstine praised Mr. Osnos for his tenacity in traveling to the far corners of Asia—the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, the grasslands of Inner Mongolia and the oil-rich steppe of Kazakhstan—to explore how China’s exploding appetite for natural resources is reshaping the world.

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Chaired by Norman Pearlstine, Senior Advisor at The Carlyle Group and former Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc., the independent jury that oversees the “Oz prize” selection process decided to award honorable mentions for the first time in recognition of two outstanding entries: Paul Watson of the Los Angeles Times for his series on conflict and corruption in Afghanistan, and Jonathan Watts of The Guardian and The Observer for his series on urbanization and development in China.

Honorable mention to Paul Watson of the Los Angeles Times for his series on Afghanistan
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Honorable mention to Jonathan Watts of The Guardian/The Observer for his three-part series on China's urbanization and development
"Invisible city" (Guardian, March 15, 2006)
"The big steal" (Guardian, May 27, 2006)
"Concrete paves peasants' long road from poverty" (Guardian, August 27, 2006)

Previous winners have included Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times (2006) and Matthew McAllester of Newsday (2006); Philip P. Pan (2005) and John Pomfret (2004) of The Washington Post; and Elisabeth Rosenthal of The New York Times (2003). Criteria for the prize include the impact of the work, its originality, creativity, depth of research and educational value in informing the public about Asia.

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