Seven IRE members honored with Polk awards
Seven IRE members were among winners of the 64th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, announced today by Long Island University. The annual George Polk Awards in Journalism were established in 1949 by Long Island University to commemorate George Polk, a CBS Correspondent murdered in 1948 while reporting on the civil war in Greece. The following IRE members were honored in this year’s awards:
- David Corn of Mother Jones won the George Polk Award for Political Reporting for his work securing and publishing video of the “47 percent” remarks from 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. See the full story ...