Jose Antonio Vargas

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Filipino journalist, immigration activist

JournalistsBorn 1981 · age 45

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Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist.

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2016Danny Schechter Global Vision Award for Journalism & Activism

2013Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize

2011The Sidney Award

2008Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

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Janet YangAlso in Documented (2013)

Thomas Andrews DrakeAlso won Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize

Julie K. BrownAlso won The Sidney Award Rukmini CallimachiAlso won The Sidney Award Edna BuchananAlso won Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

Joseph C. WilsonAlso won Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize

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Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist. Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of twelve, he was part of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2008 for coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting online and in print. Vargas has also worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Philadelphia Daily News, and The Huffington Post. He wrote, produced, and directed the autobiographical 2013 film Documented, which CNN Films broadcast in June 2014.