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Osborn Elliott Prize

For Excellence in Journalism on Asia

Osborn Elliott Journalism Prize discussion, 2019

Yanan Wang of the Associated Press discusses "China Clamps Down," the series that won the Osborn Elliott Journalism Prize in 2019. Photo by Elsa Ruiz.

Kevin Krolicki and Shoon Naing of Reuters accept the 2018 Oz Prize from Jury Chair Marcus Brauchli. The award honors imprisoned journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Kevin Krolicki and Shoon Naing of Reuters accept the 2018 Oz Prize from Jury Chair Marcus Brauchli. The award honors imprisoned journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. (Elsa Ruiz)

Irrawaddy correspondent Lawi Weng enjoys a light moment with NPR correspondent Deborah Amos, who moderated a conversation about the challenges of covering the Rohingya.

Irrawaddy correspondent Lawi Weng enjoys a light moment with NPR correspondent Deborah Amos, who moderated a conversation about the challenges of covering the Rohingya. (Elsa Ruiz)

Family members of the 2018 Oz Prize honorees attended the awards luncheon: Win Khant Kyan, Thura Aung, Chit Suu Win, Nyo Nyo Aye, and two-year old Moe Thin Wai Zin.

Family members of the 2018 Oz Prize honorees attended the awards luncheon: Win Khant Kyan, Thura Aung, Chit Suu Win, Nyo Nyo Aye, and two-year old Moe Thin Wai Zin. The prize honored imprisoned Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

2017 Oz Prize winner Ellen Barry of The New York Times with Asia Society President Josette Sheeran, Jury Chair Marcus Brauchli, and Global Co-Chair Henrietta Fore.

2017 Oz Prize winner Ellen Barry of The New York Times with Jury Chair Marcus Brauchli, flanked by Asia Society President Josette Sheeran and Global Co-Chair Henrietta Fore.

Osborn Elliott (L), his wife Inger McCabe Elliott (R) and 2007 Osborn Elliott Prize winner Evan Osnos. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
2016 prize winner Sudarsan Raghavan (second from right) with, from left,  Inger McCabe Elliott, jury chair Marcus Brauchli, and Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society).
2014 prize winner Jason Szep (C), jury chair Norman Pearlstine (L) and Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
2010 prize winner Keith Bradsher (R), jury chair Norman Pearlstine (L) and Asia Society President Vishakha Desai. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
Osborn Elliott (C), his wife Inger McCabe Elliott (L) and 2008 prize winner Shai Oster. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
2006 prize winner Matthew McAllester (L), Asia Society President Vishakha Desai (C) and Inger McCabe Elliott. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
2004 prize winner John Pomfret (second from right) with, from left, former Asia Society Chairman Richard Holbrooke, Osborn Elliott and Fareed Zakaria. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
2003 prize winner Elisabeth Rosenthal (L) with, from left, Joe Klein, former Asia Society Chairman Richard Holbrooke and President Bill Clinton. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
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The 2022 Osborn Elliott Prize has been awarded to Matthieu Aikins and Jim Huylebroek for “Inside the Fall of Kabul,” an account of the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, published by The New York Times Magazine. Read the full announcement here.

The two will be honored at an awards ceremony and discussion on Thursday, June 23, at 6:00 p.m. ET, hosted by Asia Society in New York.  


Affectionately referred to as the “Oz Prize,” the Osborn Elliott Award for Excellence in Journalism on Asia honors the late Osborn Elliott, a legendary journalist and former editor-in-chief of Newsweek. Elliott set new standards for reporting and editing, and became one of the earliest practitioners of “civic journalism,” the deliberate focusing of the journalistic enterprise on urgent issues of public policy.

The Oz Prize jury is chaired by Marcus Brauchli, managing partner of North Base Media and former editor of the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. The 2022 jury also includes Barbara Demick, journalist, author, and 2006 Oz Prize winner; Dorinda Elliott,  Executive Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University and formerly with Newsweek; Nisid Hajari, author and member, Bloomberg editorial board; Zuraidah Ibrahim, Executive Managing Editor, South China Morning Post; and Norman Pearlstine, media executive and advisor and former top editor at the Los Angeles Times, Time Inc., and The Wall Street Journal.


Previous Oz Prize Winners

2021: Alice Su, Los Angeles Times
2020: Gerry Shih, The Washington Post
2019: Team of Reporters, Associated Press
2018: Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, Reuters
2017: Ellen Barry, The New York Times
2016: Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post
2015: Team of Reporters, Bloomberg News
2014: Team of Reporters, Reuters
2013: Team of Reporters, Bloomberg News 
2012: April Rabkin, Fast Company
2010: Keith Bradsher, The New York Times
2009: Team of Reporters, International Herald Tribune
2008: Shai Oster, The Wall Street Journal
2007: Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune
2006: Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times; Matthew McAllester, Newsday
2005: Philip P. Pan, The Washington Post
2004: John Pomfret, The Washington Post
2003: Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times


About Osborn Elliott, 1924-2008

The Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia honors a legendary journalist whose inclusive public dialogue and civic engagement characterized his life’s work.

Oz Elliott’s career began with the New York Journal of Commerce and TIME magazine half a century ago. He moved to Newsweek, where he served as editor, editor-in-chief, CEO and chairman from 1961 to 1976. During his long tenure, Elliott significantly shaped a new and more populist journalism. By launching the “My Turn” feature, he opened the magazine to a broader range of public opinion, in addition to engaging such regular columnists as Paul Samuelson, Milton Friedman and Meg Greenfield. His proudest accomplishment during those years was Newsweek’s outspoken support for the emerging civil rights movement: in 1963 he devoted a special issue to African-Americans.

Civic duty and journalism were constant themes in his life. In 1975 Oz Elliott became founding chairman of the Citizens Committee for NYC. A year later he became New York’s first Deputy Mayor for Economic Development. This was followed by 15 years as dean and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he established the Poliak Center for First Amendment Studies and the Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism. In 1992 he led a march on Washington of 250,000 people protesting the federal neglect of U.S. cities.

Oz Elliott was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served on numerous boards, including Asia Society, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Public Library and Harvard’s Board of Overseers. He was among the first to be inducted into the Magazine Editors Hall of Fame. He served on the Pulitzer Prize Board, wrote books, and received honorary degrees and many journalism awards. Through his leadership as a civic journalist and civic stalwart, he inspired and trained thousands to become active partners in shaping our society. Though Oz died in 2008, his contribution is a lasting legacy.


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