University, the sponsor, and in particular could in particular, the allied you president for her support. I want to thank my friend and , ourague Ralph Engelman faculty coordinator. As many of you know, our awards were established in 1949 to commemorate george polk. The correspondent assassinated the year before during the greek civil war. Year, now in our 71st 3125g bestowed as of today prizes. In keeping with his legacy, our judges honor reporters whenever possible and not just their news organizations. Who are doggedse in their investigations, resourceful in their tactics, and intrepid in overcoming the odds, whether it is sending dispatches from a battlefield or exposing corruption at city hall. We like stories that hold power to account, that reveal things that deserve to be revealed, and that carrie and impact that carry an impact. Received 561 submissions. Mary. With big stories in syria, afghanistan, and libya. The uprising in hong kong, chinas repression of the uygers ebola,pr
Talk about reporting during wartime, both domestically and internationally. John good afternoon and welcome. Im john darnton, the curator of the george polk awards. It is my pleasure to announce the winners for the most outstanding works of journalism in 2019. I would like to express my gratitude to long island university, the sponsor, and in particular, dr. Kimberly klein, liu president , for her unflagging support. I want to thank my friend and colleague ralph engelman, our faculty coordinator. As many of you know, our awards were established in 1949 to commemorate george polk. The cbs correspondent assassinated the year before during the greek civil war. We are now in our 71st year, having bestowed as of today 3125 prizes. In keeping with his legacy, our judges honor reporters whenever possible and not just their news organizations. We seek out those who are dogged in their investigations, resourceful in their tactics, and intrepid in overcoming the odds, whether it is sending dispa
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