Malachy picks up second Pulitzer Prize

A famed person of words from Broadford has collected a second Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
Malachy Browne, son of David and Mary (who were holidaying with Malachy and his family in New Jersey at the time of the weekend announce-ment), was a member of the New York Times (NYT) team which was honoured for International Reporting in their “unflinching coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”.
The NYT reported: “New York Times journalists risked their lives daily, narrowly escaping Russian fire, to docu-ment the atrocities of the war. They proved, with video evidence, Russia’s most gruesome war crimes and they pierced Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and obtained his army’s secret plans.”
Under the same category, and again with NYT, Malachy won this award in 2020.
Malachy studied engineering in UCD and international relations at the University of Lime-rick before branching into journalism, a career in which he appears very much at home.
Emmy Award-winning Malachy joined the New York Times in 2016, having previously worked with Dublin-based social media service Story-ful.  He now lives in New Jersey with his wife Siobhán, a native of Rathkeale, and their three young children.
In a modest Linkedin insert, Malachy stated: “I run and sometimes report projects on the Visual Investigations team, combining traditional reporting with the analysis of audio-visual evidence. Work since 2022 has focused on the Ukraine war, including a Pulitzer-winning film that named the Russian unit and commander who killed dozens of civilians in Bucha.”
He added: “Our team-work has been cited in murder trials, con-gressional hearings and U.N. Security Council meetings. It has triggered Government inquiries and policing reforms.”
Across all categories, the Pulitzers honour the best in journalism, as well as in several arts categories.
In 1997, the late Frank McCourt collected a Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed memoir, Angela’s Ashes, which touched on the author’s childhood in Limerick (including the rain) and on his father’s alcoholism.