George Polk Awards
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| George Polk Awards in Journalism | |
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| Awarded for | To honor excellence in print and broadcast journalism |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Long Island University |
| First awarded | 1948 |
| Official website | http://www.liu.edu/polk/ |
The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York in the United States.
The awards were established in 1948 in memory of George Polk, a CBS correspondent who was killed covering the Greek Civil War. In 2009, John Darnton was named curator of the George Polk Awards.[1]
See List of George Polk Award winners for the recipients of the award.[2]
Josh Marshall's blog, Talking Points Memo, was the first blog to receive the Polk Award in 2008 for their reporting on the US Attorney Scandal.[3]
Categories[edit]
- Foreign Reporting
- Radio Reporting
- Photojournalism
- Economics Reporting
- Business Reporting
- Labor Reporting
- Legal Reporting
- National Reporting
- Internet Reporting
- Magazine Reporting
- State Reporting
- Education Reporting
- Local Reporting
- Television Reporting
In addition, the George Polk Career Award is given in recognition of an individual's lifelong achievements.
References[edit]
- ^ "Former Times Editor Will Oversee Polk Awards", The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 April 2009
- ^ Past Winners of the George Polk Awards
- ^ http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003712141
