Molly O'Toole is an American reporter whose work focuses on

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and security. In May 2020, O'Toole was one of the inaugural recipients of the

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for her work with ''

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'' concerning the personal impact of the Remain in Mexico Policy.

Education

O’Toole studied English as an undergraduate at

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, graduating ''

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'' in 2009. In 2011, she received a dual master's degree in journalism and international relations from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

. At Cornell, she ran for the varsity cross country and track teams and was an editor for ''

The Cornell Daily Sun ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' is an independent newspaper at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is published twice weekly by Cornell University students and hired employees. Founded in 1880, ''The Sun'' is the oldest continuously independent ...

''. In May 2020, O'Toole credited much of her journalism training to ''The Sun'', saying, "Everything I learned about journalism, and really about life, came from ''The Cornell Daily Sun''."

Awards

* 2020 – The Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.

References

External links

''The Out Crowd''
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Articles by Molly O'Toole
at The Los Angeles Times
Articles by Molly O'Toole
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