In 1994 , the same year she moved to the '' Times '' , she was recognized in their editorial awards for her pictures of the crisis in Haiti . The following year , she was recognized again , this time for her work in Russia . In 1997 , she gained attention for her photographs of dying bank robber Emil Matasareanu , who had been shot after a nationally televised shootout with police . Her evidence was used in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family . Her pictures also helped the Times win a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the event . Later that year , she was named Journalist of the Year by the Times Mirror Corporation . In 2002 , she received the National Press Photographers Association Newspaper Photographer of the Year award for the first time . In mid-2003 , Cole went to Liberia , as rebels surrounded the capital , Monrovia , demanding the resignation of President Charles Taylor . This trip was to earn her the 2004 Pulitzer Prize , " for her cohesive , behind-the-scenes look at the effects of civil war in Liberia , with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict . " She won the 2003 George Polk Award for photojournalism
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