May
172026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Marcio Pimenta
Please join the Pulitzer Center to hear about the role photography has played in our 20-year history, and our vision for the next 20!
Speakers: Lisa Gibbs Nathalie Applewhite
Location: Photoville Information Booth
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For 20 years, the Pulitzer Center has supported journalism that goes beyond the headlines to reveal what might otherwise remain unseen. Photojournalism has been central to this work since our earliest days. We support visual storytellers who help communities understand not only what is happening, but what it means. The hundreds of photographers we’ve supported over the years span all continents and photographic approaches. What ties their work together is their commitment to using images rooted in human experience to document the systemic forces behind some of the most defining issues of our time, including moments of peace and conflict, the climate crisis, a global pandemic, technological transformation, and more.
Please join CEO of the Pulitzer Center, Lisa Gibbs, and Strategic Director of Partnerships, Nathalie Applewhite, along with some of the photographers featured in the exhibit, for a walk through the images that represent a moment in history—and in the Pulitzer Center’s evolution.
Lisa Gibbs is the Pulitzer Center’s president and CEO. She joined the Center in 2024 from The Associated Press, where she was vice president of philanthropic development. At AP, Gibbs led a team responsible for creating innovative projects that strengthened independent journalism and services for the news industry with the support of private foundation funding.
Nathalie Applewhite is the Director of Strategic Partnerships. Nathalie joined the Pulitzer Center in 2006, and has played a key role in the development of the Center’s model and approach towards journalism initiatives, communications, and public and educational outreach.
The Pulitzer Center makes possible in-depth reporting on important systemic issues, from climate change to health to the impact of AI. We make sure that the journalism reaches the right audiences to inspire curiosity, understanding, and action.
Our grants, trainings, and tools support more than 200 journalism projects each year, published by hundreds of news outlets all over the world. Over our 20-year history, that adds up to 11,000 stories illuminating some of the most urgent, complex issues facing the world today, and the intersections between them.
The journalism we support has led to the repeal of harmful laws, helped change government programs, and borne witness to events and atrocities that otherwise would be hidden from public scrutiny—and garnered the industry’s top accolades, including Pulitzer Prizes and Emmy awards.
Journalism also is a driver of civic engagement. We connect our projects to classrooms, communities, and public forums worldwide, extending impact far beyond publication. As the ways people get their information change, our impact-driven, audience-driven approach is even more necessary for a healthy society.
Breakthrough Journalism, Stronger Communities. That’s been our mission and our passion for two decades. We’re excited to see what the next 20 years bring.
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