Ben C. Solomon

Ben C. Solomon
Born (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 37)
EducationDePauw University
Occupation(s)Journalist, filmmaker
Notable credit(s)The New York Times, "Frontline (American TV program), VICE News
AwardsPulitzer Prize for International Reporting, 2015
Websitebencsolomon.net

Ben C. Solomon (born November 4, 1987) is an American filmmaker and journalist. Since January 2024, he has been a senior video correspondent at The Wall Street Journal.[1] He was formerly an international correspondent for VICE News.[2] He was the inaugural filmmaker-in-residence at Frontline[3] after spending nine years as a foreign correspondent and video journalist for The New York Times. In 2015, Solomon won a Pulitzer Prize as part of a team of Times reporters working in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea during the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. He has reported from over 60 countries including numerous war zones, including Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Solomon graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 2006.[7] Solomon attended DePauw University, where he majored in communications and minored in studio art. After graduating in 2010, Solomon started as an intern at The New York Times. When the Arab Spring broke out, he moved to Cairo, where he worked as a freelancer for two years.[8]

Selected awards

References

  1. ^ "Ben C. Solomon Joins WSJ as Senior Video Correspondent". Dow Jones. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Holleman, Joe. "Ladue native Ben Solomon takes job as VICE producer". STLtoday.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "FRONTLINE Expands Its Reporting Ranks, Hiring Pulitzer Prize-winning Video Journalist; Investigative Reporter for an Interactive Documentary; and Two New Journalism Fellows". FRONTLINE. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Times, The New York (April 20, 2015). "2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Ben Solomon '10 and New York Times Colleagues Win Pulitzer Prize". DePauw University. April 20, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Star, Victoria Berkow of the Journal. "Former Peorian's son wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Ebola epidemic".
  7. ^ "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Alumnus Ben Solomon to Speak at LEF Breakfast". Ladue Education Foundation and Alumni Association, January 1, 2017. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Allen, Erika (July 23, 2014). "Filming Conflict and Culture". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Schneider, Michael (September 28, 2023). "News & Documentary Emmys 2023: Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Admin (October 8, 2022). "29th edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award: results". Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards – Winners" (PDF). Deadline Hollywood. September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "41st News programming Winners – the Emmys".
  13. ^ "Sign In :: Cannes Lions Archive". www.canneslionsarchive.com.
  14. ^ "NYT Mag Wins Two World Press Photo Awards for Multimedia – The New York Times Company". www.nytco.com. April 23, 2016.
  15. ^ "Ben Solomon '10 and New York Times Colleagues Win Pulitzer Prize – DePauw University".
  16. ^ "Fighting Ebola Outbreak Street by Street".
  17. ^ "RTDNA : 2015 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  18. ^ Hartocollis, Anemona (February 15, 2015). "Polk Awards in Journalism Are Announced, Including Three for The Times". The New York Times.
  19. ^ "Third Place – Multimedia Photographer of the Year". www.poyi.org.


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