10 Facts About Matt Apuzzo

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Matt Apuzzo was born on October 20,1978 and is an American journalist working for The New York Times.

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Matt Apuzzo wrote for the Waterville Morning Sentinel while in college.

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Matt Apuzzo then worked for The Standard-Times in New Bedford, Massachusetts before moving to the Associated Press.

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Matt Apuzzo reported on New York City Police Department corruption and misconduct and revealed its collaboration with the CIA to conduct surveillance in Muslim communities.

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Matt Apuzzo won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting with Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley.

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In 2013, Matt Apuzzo co-wrote a book with Adam Goldman called Enemies Within.

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At the Times, Matt Apuzzo covered the militarization of police departments and broke several stories about the Justice Department's civil rights investigations in Ferguson, Mo.

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In June 2018, the Times announced Matt Apuzzo had been appointed Investigative Correspondent in Brussels and would be moving from the Washington bureau to join the International Desk from August 2018.

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Matt Apuzzo has been highly critical of government secrecy and the media's willingness to accept it.

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Matt Apuzzo has won or shared in three Pulitzer Prizes: The 2012 award for investigative reporting; the 2018 award for national reporting for coverage of Russian election interference and its connections to the Trump campaign's ties to Russia; and the 2021 prize for public service as part of the Times coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.