Ben C. Solomon Explained

Ben C. Solomon
Birth Date:4 November 1987
Occupation:Journalist, filmmaker
Education:DePauw University
Credits:The New York Times, "Frontline (American TV program), VICE News
Awards:Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, 2015

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben C. Solomon Joins WSJ as Senior Video Correspondent . 2024-04-24 . Dow Jones . en-US.
  2. Web site: Holleman. Joe. Ladue native Ben Solomon takes job as VICE producer. November 19, 2020. STLtoday.com. en.
  3. Web site: FRONTLINE Expands Its Reporting Ranks, Hiring Pulitzer Prize-winning Video Journalist; Investigative Reporter for an Interactive Documentary; and Two New Journalism Fellows. November 8, 2019. FRONTLINE. en-US.
  4. News: 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music. The New York. Times. The New York Times. April 20, 2015.
  5. Web site: Ben Solomon '10 and New York Times Colleagues Win Pulitzer Prize. DePauw University. September 7, 2015. April 20, 2015.
  6. Web site: Former Peorian's son wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Ebola epidemic. Victoria Berkow of the Journal. Star.
  7. https://www.laduefoundation.org/news/2016/12/27/pulitzer-prize-winning-alumnus-ben-solomon-to-speak-at-lef-breakfast "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Alumnus Ben Solomon to Speak at LEF Breakfast"
  8. News: Filming Conflict and Culture. Erika. Allen. The New York Times. July 23, 2014.
  9. Web site: Schneider . Michael . 2023-09-28 . News & Documentary Emmys 2023: Full Winners List . 2024-08-08 . Variety . en-US.
  10. Web site: Admin . 2022-10-08 . 29th edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award: results . 2022-10-19 . Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award . en-US.
  11. Web site: 43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards – Winners. Deadline Hollywood. September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012022350/https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/43rd-Annual-News-and-Doc-9-28-22-1.pdf. October 12, 2022. live.
  12. Web site: 41st News programming Winners – the Emmys.
  13. Web site: Sign In :: Cannes Lions Archive. www.canneslionsarchive.com.
  14. Web site: NYT Mag Wins Two World Press Photo Awards for Multimedia – The New York Times Company. www.nytco.com. April 23, 2016.
  15. Web site: Ben Solomon '10 and New York Times Colleagues Win Pulitzer Prize – DePauw University.
  16. Web site: Fighting Ebola Outbreak Street by Street.
  17. Web site: RTDNA : 2015 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners . December 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220182150/http://dev.rtdna.org.php56-25.dfw3-1.websitetestlink.com/content/2015_national_edward_r_murrow_award_winners . December 20, 2016 . dead .
  18. News: Polk Awards in Journalism Are Announced, Including Three for The Times. Anemona. Hartocollis. The New York Times. February 15, 2015.
  19. Web site: Third Place – Multimedia Photographer of the Year. www.poyi.org.

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