Liz Balmaseda

Liz Balmaseda (born January 17, 1959, Puerto Padre, Cuba) is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who writes for the Miami Herald. Balmaseda received her Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Florida International University in 1981. She was awarded her first Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992 for her writings on the plight of Cuban and Haitian refugees. Her second was awarded for breaking-news reporting in 2001, for her role in covering the story of Elian Gonzalez.