Andrew Marshall (Asia journalist) facts for kids
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Andrew Marshall
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| Born | 1967  |
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| Website | http://andrewmarshall.com/ |
Andrew R.C. Marshall (born 1967) is a British journalist and author. He lives in London, England. He is known for his important reports from different parts of the world. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting twice for his brave and detailed journalism.
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Andrew Marshall's Journalism Career
Andrew Marshall started working for Reuters news agency in 2012. He was a special correspondent for Southeast Asia. This job meant he traveled to many countries in that region. He reported on important events and issues happening there.
Winning the Pulitzer Prize
Andrew Marshall has won the Pulitzer Prize, a very famous award for journalists, two times.
First Pulitzer Prize (2014)
In 2014, Andrew Marshall won his first Pulitzer Prize. He shared this award with another journalist, Jason Szep. They won for their reports on the Rohingya people in Myanmar. The Rohingya are a Muslim group who faced a lot of unfair treatment and violence. Marshall and Szep's reporting helped the world learn about their difficult situation.
Second Pulitzer Prize (2018)
Andrew Marshall won his second Pulitzer Prize in 2018. He shared this award with Clare Baldwin and Manuel Mogato. They reported on a tough situation in the Philippines. Their work showed how police were dealing with a "war on drugs." Their reporting helped to uncover important details about these events.
Education and Early Life
Andrew Marshall was born in 1967. He studied at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He graduated in 1989 with a degree in English Literature. This education helped him become a skilled writer and reporter.
Andrew Marshall's Books
Besides being a journalist, Andrew Marshall is also an author. He has written or co-written two books.
The Trouser People
One of his books is called The Trouser People: a Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire. In this book, Marshall tells two stories at once. He writes about the adventures of Sir James George Scott, a British explorer from a long time ago. Scott traveled through jungles to help establish British rule in Burma (now Myanmar). Marshall also shares his own adventures as he visits many of the same places Scott explored. It's a mix of history and modern travel.
The Cult at the End of the World
Andrew Marshall also helped write a book called The Cult at the End of the World. This book is about a group called Aum Shinrikyo. It explores how this group came to be and what they believed.
