WHITEHOUSE, Texas — Waylon Cunningham, a 2012 Whitehouse graduate, was named among a list of Pulitzer Prize winners for National Reporter for covering Elon Musk’s business empire. Cunningham contributed as part of a nine-person team that uncovered systemic harms to customers, workers and lab animals at Musk’s companies.
In their 108th year, the Pulitzer Prizes are considered the most prestigious honors in U.S. journalism.
In the series titled ‘The Musk Industrial Complex’, the winning piece exposed how Tesla had invaded drivers' privacy by sharing sensitive images recorded by their vehicles. Read the full series here.
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