Christo Buschek
Christo Buschek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation(s) | Software developer, investigative journalist |
| Employer | BuzzFeed |
| Notable work | Investigation on Uyghur camps in China |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting (2021) |
Christo Buschek (born 1980 in Graz) is an Austrian information technologist, investigative journalist, BuzzFeed employee, and recipient of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in the category of International Reporting.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Christo Buschek attended the Academic Gymnasium Graz starting in 1990, where he graduated with his Matura in 1998.[3]
He has worked in the IT sector for nearly 20 years as a software developer, programmer, and expert in information security.[4] His specialty is working on data-driven investigations for human rights organizations and investigative journalists.[5]
Starting in 2018, he collaborated with Megha Rajagopalan and Alison Killing on a project investigating the largely untraceable Uyghur internment camps operated by the Chinese authorities.[6][7] Buschek's programming tools enabled the collection and processing of data for the investigation.[2]
Combining satellite imagery with interviews with former detainees, the team identified around 260 camp locations and re-education camps in Xinjiang in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, many more than officially known. These locations were categorized into three groups: those with high certainty, those believed to be camps but not proven, and those with a certain probability. The data was verifiable in all cases. The research results were published on August 27, 2020, on BuzzFeed News.[8][7]
In collaboration with Hadi Al Khatib and Giovanni Civardi, Buschek is also involved in a project to securely make data on human rights violations accessible.[9] He is a member of the team at Paper trail media, an investigative journalism firm founded in 2022 by Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer,[10] which collaborates closely with Der Spiegel, ZDF, Der Standard, and the Tamedia Group.[11] He is also a Knowing Machines Fellow at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at the New York University School of Law.[12]
Pulitzer Prize[edit]
Christo Buschek was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting on June 11, 2021, along with Megha Rajagopalan and Alison Killing, for their four-part investigative report Built to Last on BuzzFeed News, which uncovered the previously unknown Uyghur camps in China.[13][14] He is the first Austrian to receive the Pulitzer Prize, which has been awarded since 1917 and the first Pulitzer Prize won by a BuzzFeed News team.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "2021 Pulitzer Prizes Journalism". pulitzer.org. 2021. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b Lorbeer (2021-06-13). "Grazer Christo Buschek erhielt renommierten Pulitzer-Preis. Unabhängiger Softwareentwickler beteiligte sich an datenbasierter Recherche über Uiguren-Lager in China" [Christo Buschek from Graz received the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Independent software developer participated in data-based research on Uighur camps in China]. derstandard.at. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Jahresbericht des Akademischen Gymnasiums Graz 1997/1998. Hrsg.: Akademisches Gymnasium Graz. Selbstverlag des Akademischen Gymnasiums Graz, Graz 1998, p. 35.
- ^ a b Amaris Castillo (2024-06-06). "BuzzFeed News wins its first Pulitzer Prize for series on China's mass detention of Muslims". poynter.org. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Austria, U. S. Mission (2021-11-22). "Data-based methods as new possibilities for investigative research". U.S. Embassy in Austria. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Megha Rajagopalan". Fulbright. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b "Investigative series on Xinjiang detention camps wins Pulitzer Prize in international reporting". USAGM. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Pulitzer-Preis für Grazer Christo Buschek". wienerzeitung.at. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Ncube. "Wir machen Daten zu Menschenrechtsverletzungen geschützt zugänglich" [We make data on human rights violations accessible and protected.]. prototypefund.de. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Paper trail media-Team: Christo Buschek". papertrailmedia.de. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Paper trail media". papertrailmedia.de. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy: Our People/Christo Buschek". nyuengelberg.org. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Rajagopalan, Megha; Killing, Alison; Buschek, Christo (2020-08-27). "Built to Last". buzzfeednews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Sonja Peitler-Hasewend (2021-06-12). "Pulitzer-Preis: Grazer für Aufdeckung geheimer Internierungslager in China ausgezeichnet" [Pulitzer Prize: Graz person honored for uncovering secret internment camps in China]. kleinezeitung.at. Retrieved 2024-06-06.