George Polk Awards Explained

George Polk Awards in Journalism
Awarded For:To honor excellence in print and broadcast journalism
Presenter:Long Island University
Country:United States
Year:1949

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. A writer for Idea Lab, a group blog hosted on the website of PBS, described the award as "one of only a couple of journalism prizes that means anything".[1] [2] [3] [4] The award is described as follows:

History

20th century

The awards were established in 1949, in memory of George Polk, a CBS News correspondent who was murdered in March 1948 while covering the Greek Civil War.

21st century

In 2008, Josh Marshall's blog, Talking Points Memo, was the first blog to receive the Polk Award in recognition of its reporting on the 2006 U.S. Attorneys dismissal scandal.[5]

In 2009, John Darnton, a former editor with The New York Times, was named curator of the George Polk Awards.[6] [7]

In 2024, The New York Times was awarded three Polk Awards for the newspaper's "unsurpassed coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas".[8] [9] Steven Thrasher criticized the issuance of the awards to the New York Times, saying that the newspaper's article, "Screams Without Words", had been discredited.[10]

List of award recipients

See main article: List of George Polk Award winners.

Award categories

In addition, the George Polk Career Award is given in recognition of an individual's lifelong achievements.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faint Praise for Citizen Journalism Misses Point. Dan . Gillmor . June 13, 2022 . . February 24, 2010 .
  2. News: . Journalists who broke NSA story in Guardian receive George Polk Awards . Martin . Pengelly . 17 February 2014 . 26 January 2015 .
  3. News: Kelley . Bouchard . Reporter Colin Woodard earns prestigious award . . 18 February 2013 . 26 January 2015 .
  4. Web site: Glenn Greenwald '94 to receive George Polk Award for national security reporting . New York University School of Law . 19 February 2014 . 26 January 2015 .
  5. Web site: Slain Editor Bailey Among George Polk Award Winners . February 19, 2008 . Joe. Strupp . 2014-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226203911/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003712141 . February 26, 2008 .
  6. News: Former Times Editor Will Oversee Polk Awards . The New York Times . April 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090419105643/https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/former-times-editor-will-manage-polk-awards/ . 19 April 2009 . dead.
  7. Web site: 21 February 2017 . Long Island University Announces 68th Annual George Polk Awards in Journalism . 21 February 2017 . Long Island University.
  8. McCordick . Jack . New York Times Under Fire For "Racially Targeted Witch Hunt" Into Leaks Over Israel Coverage . Vanity Fair . March 2, 2024 . 18 March 2024.
  9. Web site: The New York Times Wins 3 Polk Awards . The New York Times . 19 February 2024 . Katie Robertson . 27 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Thrasher . Steven W. . As Journalists Are Murdered in Gaza Their Counterparts Lose Jobs in America . Literary Hub . February 27, 2024 . 18 March 2024.

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