For over ten years she worked for the Associated Press , resigning in December 2003 from the position of executive photo editor . She was responsible for leading the teams of photographers that covered Princess Diana 's funeral , the September 11 attacks , the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1998 United States embassy bombings . For the latter two events , she led a team of AP photojournalists who won a Pulitzer prize for their work . In 2008 , Stapleton assumed the role of Assistant Managing Editor overseeing online , photo and graphics operations for '' The Day '' newspaper in New London , CT . In 2010 , Stapleton was named managing editor for online and photography at '' The Day '' . She joined the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in October 2016 and eight months later was named managing editor . The staff of the Post-Gazette won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting rampage which killed 11
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Sally Stapleton