For a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence, Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

Awarded to Barry Bearak of The New York Times for his deeply affecting and illuminating coverage of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan.

Columbia University President George Rupp (left) presents Barry Bearak with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Dexter Filkins of The New York Times for his gracefully written and revealing dispatches from the war in Afghanistan, and The Washington Post Staff for its comprehensive and insightful coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the international al Qaeda terror network.