Meet the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellows

Nandhini Srinivasan has been awarded the 2026 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship

Nandhini Srinivasan has been awarded the 2026 Fellowship.  Nandhini is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, with a specialization in investigative journalism with the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. Upon earning her journalism degree, Nandhini was an investigative reporting fellow at the Tributary in Jacksonville, Florida, where she covered education politics in the state. Srinivasan previously worked at Reuters in Bangalore as a U.S. headline news correspondent, before leaving to attend Columbia.  Srinivasan  was chosen out of 850 applicants to be the 2026 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow.

Nandhini said: “This fellowship is an extraordinary opportunity to expand my investigative skills and pursue evidence-driven reporting with real-world impact.  I’m grateful to Reuters, Durham University and Tina Brown for their support.”

Steve Stecklow, a Reuters investigative reporter and chair of the Fellowship Committee judging panel, said: “Nandhini’s reporting already shows rigor, persistence and a clear eye for public interest stories. We’re excited to help her sharpen those skills inside a Reuters newsroom.”

Tina Brown added: “Harry championed reporters who dig for truth with moral courage. Nandhini’s work exemplifies that spirit, and I’m thrilled to see what she will uncover during this fellowship.”

Nandhini will receive mentorship and access to resources at Durham’s Institute of Advanced Study, which hosts projects and international fellows working across academic disciplines. Durham Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Professor Karen O’Brien, said: “Nandhini brings the fearless enquiry and commitment to truth-telling that this fellowship celebrates. We look forward to welcoming her to Durham and supporting her investigative project.”

New Zealand reporter Pete McKenzie our 2025 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow

Pete McKenzie has been awarded the 2025 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism.

Mr McKenzie, based in New Zealand, is a contributing writer to the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian and the Economist 1843 Magazine, as well as his local outlets North & South Magazine and New Zealand Geographic.  

His investigative features focus on the politics of the Pacific, including exposing how corruption and mismanagement exhausted a major U.S fund in the Marshall Islands and how hundreds of Pacific veterans of America’s military are denied access to V.A. care. 

The Sir Harry Evans Fellowship Committee was particularly impressed with Mr McKenzie’s ethical and moral conviction, and his focus on pursuing stories with impact. 

Steve Stecklow, a Reuters investigative reporter and chair of the Fellowship Committee judging panel, said: “We are very much looking forward to welcoming Pete to the Reuters enterprise team.  

“Although he’s early in his career, he has already published some very impressive investigations and is looking to further hone his skills. We can’t wait for him to begin the fellowship.”  

Tina Brown said: “We had so many outstanding applicants this year. Pete is the reporter I know Harry would have chosen for his rigour and high-hearted passion for searching out stories of injustice against people who are too often invisible in our world.”  

First Sir Harry Evans Fellow Scoops Pulitzer Prize

Our first Sir Harry Evans Fellow, Waylon Cunningham, is part of a Reuters reporting team to win a Pulitzer Prize - the most prestigious awards in journalism.

Waylon, from Texas, was the inaugural recipient of the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism in 2023.

He worked on investigative projects from the Reuters newsroom in London, whilst receiving mentorship and support from our Institute of Advanced Study.

Investigating Elon Musk’s business empire

During the nine-month Fellowship, Waylon helped uncover systemic harms to customers, workers and lab animals at Elon Musk’s companies.

The body of work, titled The Musk Industrial Complex, won the Pulitzer Prize in the National Reporting category.

It marks the first time Reuters has won a Pulitzer in the national category and follows the series receiving a Polk Award earlier this year.

In the reports, Waylon and his Reuters colleagues documented a rising toll of injuries and deaths of workers at rocket builder SpaceX and of laboratory animals at Neuralink, Musk’s brain-implant company.

And they revealed that Musk’s groundbreaking electric-car company, Tesla, covered up dangerous defects in steering and suspension parts; rigged the driving-range estimates in its cars; invaded drivers’ privacy by sharing sensitive images recorded by their vehicles; and made Tesla Insurance customers wait months for claim payouts.

The reporting led to calls for action from US lawmakers.

The full award-winning team is: Marisa Taylor, Steve Stecklow, Norihiko Shirouzu, Hyunjoo Jin, Rachael Levy, Kevin Krolicki, Marie Mannes, Waylon Cunningham and Koh Gui Qing.

Rosa is the second recipient of the Fellowship, a partnership between Reuters, Durham University and Tina Brown CBE, award-winning journalist and widow of acclaimed newspaper and Durham graduate Sir Harry Evans.