Finalist: The New York Times , by David Rohde
For his riveting account of being held prisoner by the Taliban for seven months before his dramatic escape, using his eye for detail to depict memorably his militant captors.
Winners
Prize Winner in International Reporting in 2010:
Anthony Shadid
For his rich, beautifully written series on Iraq as the United States departs and its people and leaders struggle to deal with the legacy of war and to shape the nation's future.
International Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in International Reporting in 2010:
Borzou Daragahi
For his coverage of the disputed election in Iran and its bloody aftermath, marked by firsthand knowledge and close-up portraits of individuals caught up in events.
The Jury
The Jury
Brian Rhoads
managing editor
John Joseph Daniszewski(chair )
senior managing editor and vice president
Marjorie Miller
editorial writer, foreign affairs
Chrystia Freedland
U.S. managing editor
Charles Sennott
executive editor
Winners in International Reporting
Staff
For its masterful, groundbreaking coverage of America's deepening military and political challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reporting frequently done under perilous condition
Steve Fainaru
For his heavily reported series on private security contractors in Iraq that operate outside most of the laws governing American forces.
Staff
For its sharply edged reports on the adverse impact of China's booming capitalism on conditions ranging from inequality to pollution.
Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley
For their ambitious stories on ragged justice in China as the booming nation's legal system evolves.
2010 Prize Winners
Paul Harding
A powerful celebration of life in which a New England father and son, through suffering and joy, transcend their imprisoning lives and offer new ways of perceiving the world and mortality.
Hank Williams
For his craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life.
Liaquat Ahamed
A compelling account of how four powerful bankers played crucial roles in triggering the Great Depression and ultimately transforming the United States into the world's financial leader.
Rae Armantrout
A book striking for its wit and linguistic inventiveness, offering poems that are often little thought-bombs detonating in the mind long after the first reading.