Journalists Among Those Honored By MacArthur Foundation's "Genius Grants"
A photojournalist and an investigative reporter are among the 24 MacArthur Fellows awarded $500,000 in “no strings attached” funding over the next five years.
Earlier today, the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2009 fellows — a list that includes photographer Lynsey Addario and Jerry Mitchell, a reporter at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss.
Addario, a photojournalist based in Istanbul, was chosen by the MacArhtur Foundation for her coverage of and focus on places in the midst of unrest, such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Darfur:
“A regular theme in Addario’s work is capturing the lives of women in male-dominated societies.
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