George Polk Awards facts for kids
Quick facts for kids George Polk Awards in Journalism |
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| Awarded for | To honor excellence in print and broadcast journalism |
| Presented by | Long Island University |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1949 |
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".
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.
List of award recipients
Main page: List of George Polk Award winners
See also
In Spanish: Premio George Polk para niños
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