Guardian and Washington Post share Pulitzer Prize

The Guardian US and the Washington Post have shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in honour of their revelations of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency.

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Snowden: Pulitzer Prize award a 'vindication'

Edward Snowden said the work of the reporters had created a "more accountable democracy" Credit: REUTERS/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras/Courtesy of The Guardian

Edward Snowden has issued a statement after the Guardian and Washington Post were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service in honour of their coverage of the NSA revelations.

"Today's decision is a vindication for everyone who believes that the public has a role in government," the whistleblower said.

"We owe it to the efforts of the brave reporters and their colleagues who kept working in the face of extraordinary intimidation," he added.

"This decision reminds us that what no individual conscience can change, a free press can. My efforts would have been meaningless without the dedication, passion, and skill of these newspapers, and they have my gratitude and respect for their extraordinary service to our society.

"Their work has given us a better future and a more accountable democracy," Mr Snowden said.

Guardian and Washington Post share Pulitzer Prize

Glenn Greenwald, the former Guardian journalist who broke the NSA revelations. Credit: Reuters

The Guardian US and the Washington Post have shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in honour of their revelations of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency.

The award recognised journalists Glenn Greenwald, Barton Gellman, Laura Poitras and Ewan MacAskill for their reporting on the information leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The Boston Globe also won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for their coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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