George Polk Awards

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".theguardian.com, Journalists who broke NSA story in Guardian receive George Polk Awards, 17 February 2014, accessed 26 January 2015Kelley Bouchard, Glenn  Reporter Colin Woodard earns prestigious award, pressherald.com, 18 February 2013, accessed 26 January 2015Glenn Greenwald ’94 to receive George Polk Award for national security reporting, New York University School of Law, 19 February 2014, accessed 26 January 2015

In 1949, Long Island University started the awards in memory of CBS journalist George Polk. Polk was murdered in 1948 while reporting on the Greek Civil War. In 2009, former New York Times editor John Darnton was named curator of the George Polk Awards."Former Times Editor Will Oversee Polk Awards", The New York Times. April 16, 2009

List of award recipients

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Category:Journalism awards
Category:1949 establishments in the United States
Category:1940s establishments in New York (state)