Nelson began her career at '' The Star Democrat '' in 1985 . After working at other newspapers in New York and Virginia , she served three years as editor and reporter at '' Newsday '' in New York . She shared the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1996 TWA Flight 800 crash . She subsequently joined the '' Los Angeles Times '' as a reporter , and following the September 11 attacks went on extended assignment in Iran and Afghanistan
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson