BOSTON, April 21 (RIA Novosti), Pyotr Martynychev, Liudmila Chernova – A Pulitzer Prize for covering the Boston Marathon bombing was bittersweet for the Boston Globe newspaper, which could consider giving the prize money to the victims of the tragedy, a senior deputy managing editor at the paper told RIA Novosti.
“We won the prize for covering an event that none of us wanted to happen. It was bittersweet. I think we were very aware that day, as we've been all year, that there was a human toll to this tragedy,” Jennifer Peter said.
“On the other hand we played an important role in the aftermath of the bombings, helping to explain it and to explore the stories of the victims. It was very gratifying to have all that hard work by so many at the Globe rewarded and recognized in this way,” she said, adding that Boston Globe journalists have followed the lives of victims of the tragedy.
Peter says it is possible that the cash award will be donated to those who suffered from the bombing.
“It would not surprise me at all that we would probably do it or give the entire award to the victims. I would believe that it would be something that will be strongly considered,” she added.
Three people were killed and over 260 wounded after two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 last year. The brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were soon after identified as suspects in the blasts.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a gunfight with police in the days following the bomb attack. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, tried to flee the city but was wounded and later arrested. He is now awaiting trial in federal court, scheduled to begin on November 3.
