George Polk Awards
| George Polk Awards in Journalism | |
|---|---|
| Description | To honor excellence in print and broadcast journalism |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Long Island University |
| First awarded | 1949 |
| Website | http://www.liu.edu/polk/ |
The George Polk Awards in Journalism are American journalism awards given every year by Long Island University in the U.S. state of New York. A writer for a PBS group blog named the awards as "one of only a couple of journalism prizes that means anything".[1][2][3][4]
In 1949, Long Island University started the awards in memory of CBS journalist George Polk.[5] Polk was murdered in 1948 while reporting on the Greek Civil War.[5] In 2009, former New York Times editor John Darnton was named curator of the George Polk Awards.[6][7]
List of award recipients
References
- ↑ "Faint Praise for Citizen Journalism Misses Point".
- ↑ theguardian.com, Journalists who broke NSA story in Guardian receive George Polk Awards, 17 February 2014, accessed 26 January 2015
- ↑ Kelley Bouchard, Glenn Reporter Colin Woodard earns prestigious award, pressherald.com, 18 February 2013, accessed 26 January 2015
- ↑ Glenn Greenwald ’94 to receive George Polk Award for national security reporting, New York University School of Law, 19 February 2014, accessed 26 January 2015
- 1 2 Hershey, Edward. "A History of the George Polk Awards in Journalism". Long Island University. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Former Times Editor Will Oversee Polk Awards", The New York Times. April 16, 2009
- ↑ "LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 68th ANNUAL GEORGE POLK AWARDS IN JOURNALISM". Long Island University. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.