List of George Polk Award winners

The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York.[1]

Awards

Year Category Winner Organization Work
2022[2] Foreign Reporting The New York Times The New York Times “The Making of Vladimir Putin,” a 6,750-word opus by Paris bureau chief Roger Cohen, tracing Putin’s “22-year slide from statesman to tyrant,” and “Putin’s War,” the 13,000-word product of two-months of research replete with invasion maps, cell phone intercepts and diaries from Russian soldiers, exposed the vaunted Russian military as unprepared, ill equipped and badly managed
War Reporting Mstyslav Chernov
Evgeniy Maloletka
Vasilisa Stepanenko
Lori Hinnant
Associated Press Narratives and images of the Siege of Mariupol
National Reporting Josh Gerstein
Alex Ward
Peter Canellos
Politico Revealing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade
Local Reporting John Archibald
Ashley Remkus
Ramsey Archibald
AL.com Revealing abusive policing in Brookside, Alabama
State Reporting Joshua Schneyer
Mica Rosenberg
Kristina Cooke
Reuters Abusive employment of underage migrants in Hyundai auto parts factories and poultry slaughterhouses in Alabama
Health Reporting Kendall Taggart
John Templon
Anthony Cormier
Jason Leopold
BuzzFeed News Decline in quality of care at group homes for people with disabilities operated by KKR
Financial Reporting Ian Allison
Tracy Wang
CoinDesk Revealing the financial situation of FTX and Alameda Research, ultimately leading to the Bankruptcy of FTX
Environmental Reporting Terrence McCoy Washington Post Examination of the exploitation of natural resources in the Amazon rainforest
Education Reporting Eliza Shapiro
Brian M. Rosenthal
The New York Times Inadequate quality of education at Hasidic yeshivas in New York City
Justice Reporting Brett Murphy ProPublica “Words of Conviction,” a report debunking 911 call analysis
Political Reporting Sarah Blaskey
Nicholas Nehamas
Ana Ceballos
Mary Ellen Klas
Miami Herald Reporting on the Martha's Vineyard migrant airlift
Foreign Television Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Kavitha Chekuru
Laila Al-Arian
Al Jazeera English Report on the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
National Television Reporting Shimon Prokupecz CNN Reporting on the failed law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting
Photojournalism Lynsey Addario The New York Times Iconic photo of the bodies of a woman and her two children alongside a friend who lay dying moments after a mortar struck them as they sought to flee Ukraine
Special Award Theo Baker The Stanford Daily Reporting on significant flaws in research published by then-president of Stanford University, Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Sydney H. Schanberg Prize Alex Perry Outside magazine Account of a 2021 ISIS attack on the town of Palma, Mozambique
2021[3] Foreign Reporting Maria Abi-Habib
Frances Robles
The New York Times Award for "detailed accounts" attributing the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse to "a plot by drug traffickers likely concerned that the president might expose them." The reports "debunked official versions of events" and "exposed disturbing aspects of Moïse’s past."
National Reporting Washington Post "The Attack," a three-part online series that "cited systematic security failures" in the lead-up to the attack on the United States Capitol, as well as documenting President Donald Trump's "incitement of the insurrectionists and refusal to heed pleas to intercede," examining "the continued growth of radical hate groups," and the "resumption of Republican efforts to promote baseless claims of 2020 election fraud."
Local Reporting Corey G. Johnson
Rebecca Woolington
Eli Murray
Tampa Bay Times For reports ("funded in part by PBS' Frontline's Local Journalism Initiative") that exposed "unsafe conditions" at a lead-smelting factory; the conditions "endangered low-wage employees working with inadequate protection from the effects of lead dust and other toxic chemicals."
State Reporting Carol Marbin Miller
Daniel Chang
Miami Herald
in partnership with ProPublica
"Birth & Betrayal," a series of reports exposing the consequence of a 1988 law designed to shelter medical providers from lawsuits by funding lifelong care for children severely disabled by birth-related brain injuries, and how an agency responsible for "stewarding" nearly $1.7 billion in funds "repeatedly refused pleas for care."
International Reporting Ian Urbina The New Yorker
in collaboration with The Outlaw Ocean Project
Award for an article revealing that "the European Union equipped and trained Libyans to intercept migrants from sub-Saharan Africa at sea and hold them in secret prisons." During their reporting, Urbina and his team were seized, detained, beaten, and intererogated and by Libyan agents at a "black site" for 6 days.
Medical Reporting Adam Feuerstein
Matthew Herper
Damian Garde
STAT Reports revealing "covert lobbying" of the Food and Drug Administration by Biogen, which led to the FDA overruling its own scientific advisors "to grant approval for Biogen's new and costly treatment for Alzheimer's disease despite questionable trial results."
Business Reporting Jeff Horwitz The Wall Street Journal "The Facebook Files," a series that exposed how the social media company and its top executives "ignored internal findings" and rejected fixes to company practices promoted extremism and divisiness, endangered teenage girls to negative discussions of body image and emotional health, and protected drug cartels — all out of fears that "political friction" and profitability would decrease were those fixed put into place.
Environmental Reporting David Muir
Almin Karamehmedovic
Esther Castillejo
ABC News Award for "The Children of Climate Change," a series airing on World News Tonight and Nightline that showed "how global warming led to a famine devastating a remote, drought-stricken region of Madagascar."
Magazine Reporting Sarah Stillman The New Yorker Award for “The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters,” which explored how federal contractors benefitted from "the multi-billion-dollar disaster recovery industry" while putting the lives their employees, many of whom are undocumented immigrants or foreign guest workers, at risk.
Military Reporting Azmat Kahn
Dave Phillips
Eric Schmitt
The New York Times Award for exposing "a record of deadly errors" that led to "intelligence failures and civilian deaths associated with Middle East air strikes."
Political Reporting Linda So
Jason Szep
Reuters Award for reports uncovering "widespread intimidation efforts by acolytes of Donald Trump to undermine the electoral process by threatening and vilifying poll workers and government officials in 16 states," and how those aggrieved by such false narratives made threats against election officials (and were prosecuted for doing so).
Technology Reporting Forbidden Stories Network
Washington Post
The Guardian
Award for "The Pegasus Project," reporting that revealed how spywear sold by NSO Group was used to tap into the phones of business executives, human rights activists, journalists, and politicians.
Local Television Reporting Dave Biscobing KNXV-TV/Phoenix, AZ "Politically Charged", a series of reports that revealed how police and prosecutors fabricated, yet testified as real, the existence of a street gang "in order to convince a grand jury to authorize surveillance of political protestors."
National Television Reporting A. C. Thompson ProPublica
PBS Frontline
Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program
Award for "American Insurrection," which examined the emboldening of far-right extremist activity across the United States.
Foreign Television Reporting Clarissa Ward CNN Award for "real-time coverage" of the "rapid rise" of Taliban forces as U.S. Troops withdrew from Afghanistan.
2020 Foreign Reporting David Culver

Yong Xiong

Natalie Thomas

CNN "for giving much of the world its first on-the-scene look at the dangers posed by the coronavirus and the Chinese efforts to control its spread. Tapping into independent sources they developed during a trip to Wuhan that was cut short when the government ordered a lockdown of the city, the CNN crew did much of its early reporting from an enforced 14-day quarantine site."
Science Reporting Ed Yong The Atlantic "for his clear and insightful analysis of factors behind the spread of COVID-19 and failed efforts to bring it under control. Yong’s March 25 account, “How the Pandemic Will End,” correctly predicted its inordinately severe impact in the U.S., a circumstance his August 4 story, “How the Pandemic Defeated America,” explained in devastating detail."
Medical Reporting Dan Diamond Politico "for multiple accounts of Trump Administration interference with the Centers for Disease Control and other sources of medical and scientific expertise. Among the actions he revealed were efforts to reduce COVID-19 testing, pour $300 million into a celebrity ad campaign, send seniors $200 drug discount cards, ignore a “pandemic playbook” inherited from the Obama Administration and install a spokesman at the Department of Health and Human Services with orders to withhold or revise reports that did not hew to the official line."
Public Service Award Helen Branswell Stat "for relentless coverage of all aspects of the pandemic that became must reading for the medical community and the general public. From her first posting January 4 alerting readers to a “growing cluster of unexplained pneumonia cases” in Wuhan to her December 31 take on experts’ frustration over how little they knew about a new variant of the virus, Branswell tracked the spread of the virus in 161 articles — more than three a week —that were almost uniformly timely and astute."
Health Reporting Staff of ProPublica ProPublica "for two series examining the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Black Americans and meatpacking workers. Using data and anecdotal evidence, a team of reporters revealed high rates of infection in Black communities because of limited access to proper medical care. In another series, reporters Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung found global corporations exposed low-wage food handlers to conditions that caused widespread Covid-19 outbreaks, even lobbying the federal government to declare them essential workers."
Oral History Eli Saslow The Washington Post "for “Voices from the Pandemic,” 25 compelling personal narratives he crafted based on extensive interviews with individuals deeply affected by the virus. Saslow chose each to represent a segment of the American populace coping with grief, fear, guilt, bitterness, frustration, tension, dejection and other emotions, relating their stories in their own words while keeping his role invisible to the reader."
Military Reporting Matthias Gafni

Joe Garofoli

Tal Kopan

San Francisco Chronicle "for disclosing the Pentagon’s punishment of Navy Captain Brett Crozier who sought to evacuate nearly 5,000 sailors in tight quarters aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt to protect them from exposure to Covid-19. The Chronicle story forced the Acting Navy Secretary to resign and called into question the military’s approach to the pandemic. In the end a crewmember died and a thousand others tested positive for the virus, including Crozier, who lost his command, was almost reinstated and finally lost it for good."
Magazine Reporting Katie Engelhart The California Sunday Magazine "for “What Happened in Room 10?”. Focusing on one room in the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, scene of the nation's first deadly COVID-19 outbreak, which led to 46 deaths, Engelhart's seamless 17,000-word narrative was at once riveting storytelling and a deft analysis of what went so wrong in nursing homes across the country."
National Reporting Luke Mogelson The New Yorker "for three magazine articles putting his extensive experience as a foreign war correspondent to use with firsthand accounts of domestic upheaval that sometimes turned violent. He produced probing portraits of Black Lives Matter activists in Minneapolis, anti-lockdown militia members in Michigan and competing left and right militants on the streets of Portland."
Local Reporting Staff of the Star Tribune Star Tribune "for coverage of the death of George Floyd and its aftermath, starting with spot-on deadline work by police reporter Libor Jany and then delving into the background on Floyd and the officers indicted for killing him. Other articles explored the unsavory history of a precinct, destroyed by protestors, that was considered a breeding ground for renegade cops. The articles portrayed an ineffective police disciplinary process and reported on attempts to rethink the role of police and pick up the pieces in neighborhoods ravaged in the protests."
Justice Reporting Staff of The Washington Post The Washington Post "'George Floyd’s America,' a six-part series by a team of Washington Post reporters illustrating how uncanny a match Floyd’s life and death were for the national movement he came to symbolize, has won the award for Justice Reporting. Based on more than 150 interviews, the Post series detailed how entrenched poverty, structural racism, inferior education, police intimidation and a rigged criminal justice system dogged Floyd’s life from beginning to end."
Television Reporting Roberto Ferdman VICE News "for breakthrough coverage of the shooting death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in a “no-knock” police raid in Louisville and the investigations that followed. Their reports revealed a pattern of over-heavy police enforcement amid a culture that condoned misconduct and called into question official accounts of the raid and ensuing probes, including a highly suspect grand jury investigation."
Political Reporting Stephanie McCrummen The Washington Post for deftly capturing Georgia’s shifting political winds in three perceptive profiles in the run- up to the election. One highlighted the conversion of a suburban woman whose turn away from President Trump presaged his ultimate defeat. Another portrayed the re-election of a 76-year-old Democrat-turned-Republican sheriff as a reflection of resistance to change in the rural South. And the third chronicled the collapse of a Democratic Congressional campaign against a far-right conspiratorialist whose outlandish views would soon make her a pariah for many colleagues on Capitol Hill.
Business Reporting Ryan Mac

Craig Silverman

BuzzFeed News "for a series demonstrating how Facebook exposes the public to disinformation, fraud and violence. They found the $800 billion social media giant was slow to remove extremist content, fired a whistleblower who determined it favored right-wing publishers and disregarded another who detailed how fake accounts were undermining the democratic process in India, Ukraine, Spain, Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador as well as the U.S. In one egregious example, Mac and Silverman revealed that Facebook ignored 455 requests to remove an event page urging militants to bring weapons to a Wisconsin protest where two people were later shot to death."
Financial Reporting Ross Buettner

Susanne Craig

Mike McIntire

The New York Times "for accessing and analyzing a trove of Donald Trump’s income tax information, a reportorial coup suggesting why Trump went to such lengths to hide it from public view. They reported that in 11 years before 2017, he paid no federal income tax, benefitting from such questionable write-offs as $70,000 for hair care, over $2 million in property taxes on a family retreat and almost $800,000 in “consulting fees” paid to his daughter. Perhaps their most stinging revelation was the amount Trump remitted in each of two years he did pay tax: $750."
Local Reporting Ian Shapira The Washington Post for laying bare overt racism at the state-supported Virginia Military Institute. Among other things, he persuaded aggrieved Black cadets to open up about their experiences at the hands of whites. His series of articles led Governor Ralph Northam (an alumnus) to order an independent investigation. They pressured VMI’s board to remove a statue of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson and forced the resignation of VMI’s superintendent, who was succeeded by the first Black to lead the 181- year-old institute.
Education Reporting Robert Lee

Tristan Ahone

High Country News "for 'Land Grab Universities,' the result of a two- year investigation exploring the dark side of a federal initiative considered a hallmark achievement, the 1862 Morrill Act. The law transferred nearly 11 million acres to the states to fund the establishment of 52 land grant colleges. Nearly all that acreage, now worth an estimated half-billion dollars, was seized from 250 Indigenous nations, the magazine found. Its well-documented account sent shockwaves through campuses across the country where students and faculty demanded that institutions like MIT, Cornell and Cal-Berkeley find ways to right a 150- year-old wrong."
Special Award Regina Martínez Pérez Proceso

Forbidden Stories

Eight years after the 2012 murder of Martinez, journalists following her leads produced “The Cartel Project,” which linked politicians to drug traffickers in the state of Veracruz and discovered that she had been preparing to publish an explosive report about thousands of individuals who had mysteriously disappeared. Forbidden Stories reporters interviewed sources who had never spoken on-the-record, revealing how local authorities sabotaged the investigation into Martinez's death and put a scapegoat behind bars without proof — a tactic similar to one used by the Greek government in the aftermath of George Polk’s murder.
2019 Foreign reporting Azam Ahmed The New York Times "for risking his safety time and again to portray the reality and impact of violence perpetrated by gangs, drug cartels and even police in firsthand dispatches from Brazil, Jamaica, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, where he is stationed as the Times Bureau Chief."
National reporting Lomi Kriel Houston Chronicle "for revealing previously unreported aspects of the Trump Administration's immigration policy and tactics that extracted a heavy and sometimes lethal toll on Latin American refugees, including the continued separation of some families without apparent reason."
Metropolitan reporting Staff of Newsday Newsday "for Long Island Divided, a series three years in the making that exposed an endemic pattern of discrimination by suburban realtors steering homebuyers of color away from white enclaves in violation of federal and state law. It drew promises of action from officials at every level of government."
Local reporting Brian M. Rosenthal The New York Times "for unearthing a pernicious scheme by unscrupulous lenders to drive up the price of taxi medallions and turn huge profits by selling them to unsophisticated cab drivers with loans they could never repay, leading borrowers into financial ruin so devastating at least nine committed suicide."
International reporting Mark Scheffler and Malachy Browne and the Visual Investigations Team The New York Times "for using local plane spottings, satellite imagery, cockpit recordings, and Google Earth tools to map and geolocate the attacks to establish that Russian pilots in Syria bombed four hospitals, a busy commercial street, and a refugee camp, killing scores of civilians. It was one of a number of wide-ranging coups the team pulled off combining advanced technology with ground-level reporting in Venezuela, Afghanistan, Libya, North Korea and Hong Kong."
Financial reporting Noah Buhayar and Caleb Melby and David Kocieniewski Bloomberg News "for groundbreaking stories on how wealthy, well-connected individuals perverted the stated intention of "opportunity zone" incentives in the 2017 federal tax code for their own profit. The program was aimed at spurring economic growth in depressed areas, but some developers reaped tax breaks by using it for such high-end projects as a long-planned $4 billion luxury North Miami development and the construction of a Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon."
Business reporting Dominic Gates and Mike Baker and Steve Militech and Lewis Kamb The Seattle Times "for first exposing the cooperative arrangements between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration that led to the approval of design changes in 737 Max jets blamed for two crashes, killing 346. Times reporters traced FAA approval of the flawed flight control system to its decision to defer to Boeing's own safety analysis, which they attributed to pressure from leaders of the company and the agency to speed production and avoid adding costs."
Environmental reporting Helena Bottemiller Evich Politico "for describing how a politicized Department of Agriculture ignored its own climate action plan, devoted a minuscule portion of its budget to climate change, which it acknowledges is the gravest threat to food production, and buried a study warning of lost nutrients in rice, the leading source of nutrition for 600 million people, provoking a highly regarded scientist to quit in disgust."
Military reporting Craig Whitlock The Washington Post "forcing the release of interviews conducted about the Afghan War as part of a five-year, $11 million federal Lessons Learned project. After Whitlock received more than 2,000 documents, including some initially withheld, he puzzled out key redactions before producing "The Afghanistan Papers," which demonstrated that "senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.""
Justice reporting Lisa Gartner The Philadelphia Inquirer "for Beaten, Not Silenced, which exposed a pattern of violent physical abuse of boys housed at the Glen Mills Schools, a 193-year-old reformatory in suburban Delaware County. Gartner's reporting was so devastating that within days state officials ordered Glen Mills closed and pledged to do a better job of monitoring conditions at juvenile justice facilities across Pennsylvania."
Political reporting Chance Swaim and Jonathan Shorman and Dion Lefler The Wichita Eagle "for turning journalistic intuition into deep dives into public records that revealed municipal misconduct."
Luke Broadwater and staff The Baltimore Sun
Magazine reporting Lizzie Presser ProPublica and The New Yorker "for The Dispossessed, an account of how speculators use legal loopholes associated with "heirs' property" laws in the South to seize black-owned ancestral lands, uprooting lifelong residents who assume their homes and property have been passed down to them. Especially poignant was Presser's portrait of two brothers in a North Carolina coastal town jailed for nearly eight years for refusing to leave."
Television reporting John Sudworth BBC News "for Inside China's Hidden Camps, which documented the reality of camps authorities established in Xinjiang province to indoctrinate hundreds of thousands of Muslims in an effort to erase their religion and culture. Allowed by authorities to visit one camp depicted as a model of agreeability, Sudworth used satellite photos, leaked documents and interviews with forlorn parents separated from their children to paint a very different picture."
Special Award Nikole Hannah-Jones and contributors The New York Times "for The 1619 Project, a supplement published on the 400th anniversary of the advent of American slavery, using essays by journalists and scholars to explore the role of slavery in history and its enduring effects in contemporary American society. A powerful introduction by Hannah-Jones, the project's creator and driving force, examined efforts of black Americans to advance the nation's expressed ideals of democracy, liberty and equality in the face of centuries of oppression and exclusion."
2018 Special Award David Ignatius and Karen Attiah The Washington Post "for eloquence and resolve in demanding accountability in the wake of the gruesome murder of Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi"
Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark APM Reports "for 'In the Dark: Season Two,' a compelling case for the innocence of a death-row inmate tried and convicted six times for a quadruple murder in 1996."
Local Television Reporting Award Joe Bruno WSOC-TV in Charlotte, N.C. "for stories on ballot tampering in a rural North Carolina Congressional race."
Foreign Television Reporting Award Jane Ferguson PBS NewsHour "for her graphic portrayal of a humanitarian disaster resulting from the proxy war between forces allied with Saudi Arabia and Iran in northern Yemen."
Magazine Reporting Award Ben Taub The New Yorker "for a firsthand account of 'Iraq’s Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge' by minority Sunnis against Shiites in sham trials sometimes leading to summary executions."
Environmental Reporting Award Larry C. Price, reporters for Undark Magazine Undark Magazine "for “Breathtaking,” a global examination of the sources and effects of deadly particulate pollutants."
Education Reporting Craig Harris, Anne Ryman, Alden Woods and Justin Price The Arizona Republics "no-bid contracts and political chicanery that provided windfall profits for investors in a number of prominent Arizona charter schools"
Immigration Reporting Award staff of ProPublica ProPublica "for “Zero Tolerance,” exposing the separation of young children from families as a tactic to deter border crossings and uncovering harsh conditions in federal shelters."
Justice Reporting Award Julie K. Brown Miami Herald for “Perversion of Justice,” exposing how a federal prosecutor helped a hedge-fund billionaire evade punishment for sexually abusing dozens of under-age girls.
Medical Reporting Award Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy Netflix for “The Bleeding Edge,” a documentary aired by Netflix linking the failure of risk-prone medical devices to lax regulation.
Political Reporting Award David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner The New York Times "for tracing President Donald Trump’s wealth to an inherited fortune and 'dubious tax schemes.'"
Local Reporting Award Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi Tampa Bay Times for “Heartbroken,” a series on deadly missteps at a children's hospital.
State Reporting Award Jeff Adelson, Gordon Russell, John Simerman The Advocate of New Orleans "for a series spurring elimination of split jury verdicts that victimized black defendants"
National Reporting Award staff of The New York Times New York Times " for demonstrating how social media giants promulgated hatemongering and misinformation to maximize profits"
Foreign Reporting Award Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo Reuters for “Massacre in Myanmar,” exposing the execution of 10 Rohingya Muslims in a remote village.
Career Award Bill Siemering NPR
2017 Special Award staff The New York Times and The Washington Post " uncovering connections between Trump campaign officials and well-connected Russians "
Foreign Reporting Award Iona Craig The Intercept "documenting the destruction and civilian casualties of a covert U.S. Navy SEAL raid upon a remote village in Yemen"
National Reporting Award Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey & Ronan Farrow The New York Times and The New Yorker "exposing the decades-long sexual predation of the movie producer Harvey Weinstein and the campaign to cover it up"
Local Reporting Award Melissa Segura BuzzFeed "drawing attention to innocent men framed for murder by a Chicago police detective"
Immigration Reporting Award Maria Perez The Naples Daily News "exposing the practice of Florida companies hiring undocumented workers in dangerous jobs"
Antonia Farzan and Joseph Flaherty Phoenix New Times "revealing that Motel 6 motels in Phoenix, Arizona, provided nightly guest rosters to ICE"
Financial Reporting Award The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists "mining a trove of 13.4 million records to reveal how corporate giants and prominent wealthy individuals use financial manipulations to evade taxes."
Medical Reporting Award Nina Martin & Renee Montagne ProPublica & NPR "explaining the reasons and portraying the tragedies behind an alarming increase in maternal deaths"
Political Reporting Award Stephanie McCrummen and Beth Reinhard The Washington Post "digging into the past of U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama "
Magazine Reporting Award Ben Taub The New Yorker "for showing the humanitarian devastation caused by the shrinkage of Lake Chad in Africa"
Photography Award Adam Dean and Tomas Munita The New York Times "capturing the plight of the Rohingya people desperately fleeing burning villages"
National Television Reporting Award Elle Reeve VICE News "on-the-scene up-close coverage of the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia"
Foreign Television Reporting Award Nima Elbagir and Raja Razek CNN "uncovering a hidden modern-day slave auction of African refugees in Libya."
Public Service Award David Begnaud CBS News "capturing the destructive power Hurricane Maria unleashed on Puerto Rico"
Commentary Award Gail Collins The New York Times
2016 George Polk Career Award Anna Deavere Smith
Foreign Reporting Nicholas Casey and Meridith Kohut The New York Times "for defying government resistance to portray the depths of privation result from Venezuela’s economic collapse."
Political Reporting David Fahrenthold The Washington Post "for a string of stories on matters Presidential candidate Donald Trump had long sought to keep secret, including his foundation’s deceptive activities and the existence of a video in which he bragged about sexually assaulting women."
National Reporting Alec MacGillis ProPublica "for prescient dispatches late in the Presidential campaign citing momentum for Donald Trump"
Local Reporting Darwin Bond Graham and Ali Winston East Bay Express "for exposing a sordid sex scandal inside the Oakland police department involving a teen-aged prostitute that led up the ranks and cost three police chiefs their jobs in a single week."
Financial Reporting The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists "for 'the Panama Papers,' using leaked files to expose billions in hidden investments in offshore companies tied to Syria’s air war, the looting of Africa’s natural resources and Russian associates of Vladimir Putin"
Medical Reporting Lenny Bernstein, Scott Higham and David Fallis The Washington Post "for tracing the DEA’s lax regulation of narcotic painkillers despite a deadly national addiction epidemic to drug industry pressure."
State Reporting Craig Harris The Arizona Republic "for exposing the wholesale termination of women, minority and older state employees, including an award-winning teacher diagnosed with cancer and an African-American correctional officer injured on he job who were both reinstated."
Justice Reporting Christie Thompson and Joseph Shapiro The Marshall Project, National Public Radio "for revealing an oxymoronic abuse of prison inmates in double solitary confinement – sometimes resulting in violence and death."
Sports Reporting Rebecca R. Ruiz The New York Times "for an account of a Russian state-run doping program to enhance the performances of Olympic athletes and evade detection by secretly substituting test samples."
Education Reporting Brian M. Rosenthal The Houston Chronicle "for exposing a statewide quota denying special education services for more than 8.5 percent of students in any of the 1,200 school districts in Texas."
Radio Reporting Robert Lewis WNYC "for questioning New York City’s lax oversight of conflicts of interest among police leading to inappropriate dealings such as a commander’s purchase of discounted property from a distraught woman whose father’s disappearance was under investigation."
Television Reporting A. J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert, and Gary Knox KARE-11 "a series disclosing that the VA deployed unqualified diagnosticians, some not even physicians, to diagnose veterans for traumatic brain injuries."
Magazine Reporting Anand Gopal The Atlantic "a wrenching 9,000-word account of the travails of an Iraqi family caught in the crossfire between Islamic State terrorists and U.S.-backed forces."
Photojournalism Daniel Berehulak The New York Times "depicting the wanton carnage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous drug crackdown in the Philippines."
Documentary Film Nanfu Wang Hooligan Sparrow
2015 George Polk Career Award Simeon Booker Jet
National Reporting The Washington Post The Washington Post "for a series tallying and categorizing Americans shot dead by police over the course of a year"
Military Reporting Nicholas Kulish, Christopher Drew, Matthew Rosenberg, Mark Mazzetti, Serge Kovaleski. John Ismay, Sean Naylor New York Times "for examining allegations that daring Navy SEAL teams operated with little oversight and often used excessive force."
Foreign Reporting Ian Urbina New York Times "for 'The Outlaw Ocean,' a series on lawlessness on the high seas."
Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Martha Mendoza, Esther Htusan The Associated Press "for 'Seafood Slaves,' on abysmal treatment of seafood workers in Thailand, some held against their will and others buried in unmarked graves"
Justice Reporting Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller The Marshall Project and ProPublica for 'An Unbelievable Story of Rape,' vindicating a teenaged rape victim initially charged with filing a false report of the crime."
Medical Reporting Jason Cherkis The Huffington Post "for revealing that pressure from 12-step programs barred many publicly funded addiction treatment centers from prescribing effective medication-assisted therapy."
Radio Reporting Nikole Hannah-Jones This American Life "for 'The Problem We All Live With' aired on “This American Life” examining how parents and politicians contrived to re-segregate a Missouri public school and its impact."
Financial Reporting John Carreyrou The Wall Street Journal "for stories cast doubt on innovative claims by a Silicon Valley blood-testing company."
Legal Reporting Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Michael Corkery, and Robert Gebeloff New York Times "for “Beware the Fine Print,” a series on how arbitration clauses deprive people of their right to settle disputes in court."
Regional Reporting Terrence McCoy The Washington Post "for exposing companies in Maryland and Virginia that convinced unsophisticated victims to accept pennies on the dollar for court-ordered compensation."
Education Reporting Cara Fitzpatrick, Lisa Gartner, and Michael LaForgia The Tampa Bay Times "for tracing a decline in black student success to a 2007 school board decision effectively re-segregating schools."
Photography Andrew Quilty Foreign Policy for 'The Man on the Operating Table,' depicting the devastating effects of an errant U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan."
Magazine Reporting Noreen Malone, Jen Kirby and Amanda Demme New York Magazine "for 'Cosby: The Women, An Unwelcome Sisterhood,' a cover story presenting on-the-record accounts of 35 women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault."
Local Reporting Jamie Kalven Invisible Institute "for 'Sixteen Shots,' an account published inline by Slate that contradicted the official narrative of the fatal police shooting of a black teenager in Chicago."
Television Reporting Jim Axelrod, Emily Rand CBS News "for 'Compounding Pharmacy Fraud,' revealing how some pharmacies billed insurers for worthless potions and supplements."
Documentary Film Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin "Cartel Land"
2014 International Reporting Rukmini Callimachi New York Times "for revealing that European nations secretly paid the Islamic State millions of dollars to ransom hostages."
Documentary Film Orwa Nyrabia Proaction Film
Foreign Reporting Rania Abouzeid Politico magazine for “The Jihad Next Door,” an authoritative account of the rise of the Islamic State published online by Politico Magazine.
Health Reporting Adam Nossiter, Norimitsu Onishi, Ben C. Solomon, Sheri Fink, Helene Cooper, and Daniel Berehulak New York Times "for early coverage of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa."
National Reporting Carol Leonnig Washington Post "for series of exclusive reports on serious security lapses and misconduct by the U.S. Secret Service, which filed false and incomplete accounts of the missteps."
Local Reporting

Tim Novak, Chris Fusco, and Carol Marin

Chicago Sun-Times "for reports leading police to reopen a 10-year-old homicide case involving a nephew of former mayor Richard M. Daley."
Business Reporting A consortium of 120 journalists from 58 countries and 42 news organizations International Consortium of Investigative Journalists "for showing inventive methods big companies and wealthy individuals use to avoid paying taxes."
Environmental Reporting Seattle Times "for linking a mudslide that cost 43 lives to corners cut, safeguards disregarded and warnings ignored."
Justice Reporting Julie K. Brown; Michael Schwirtz and Michael Winerip Miami Herald; New York Times "for revealing rampant brutalizing of mentally impaired inmates that caused injury and death."
Magazine Reporting James Verini National Geographic "for an 11,000-word report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo that asked, 'Should the United Nations Wage War to Keep Peace?'"
Military Reporting Denis Wagner Arizona Republic "for disclosing that VA officials in Phoenix and elsewhere won bonuses based on false wait-time data for treatment of veterans, some of whom died awaiting care."
State Reporting Doug Pardue, Glenn Smith, Jennifer Berry Hawes and Natalie Caula Hauff Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) "for linking 300 deaths of women in South Carolina to the indifferent response to domestic abuse by authorities."
Television Reporting John Carlos Frey, Marisa Venegas, Solly Granatstein The Investigative Fund, Telemundo, The Weather Channel "for “Dying to Cross,” on the deaths of 400 migrants abandoned in the Texas desert"
Commentary Ta-Nehisi Coates The Atlantic "The Case for Reparations"
Career Award Garry Trudeau Doonesbury
2013National Security ReportingGlenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura PoitrasThe Guardian"for investigative stories on massive NSA surveillance based on top-secret documents disclosed by former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden."
Barton D. GellmanWashington Post
Foreign ReportingJim YardleyNew York Times"for documenting Bangladesh workers’ unsafe conditions and paltry wages at the hands of garment manufacturers with political ties in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, which claimed more than 1,100 lives. "
National ReportingEli SaslowWashington Post"for profiling six of the families receiving federal nutrition assistance in a $78 billion program serving 47 million recipients in a program that tripled in scope in a decade."
State ReportingShawn BoburgThe Record"for articles linking a huge traffic jam created by lane closures on an approach to the George Washington Bridge to retribution by Governor Chris Christie’s campaign operatives against a mayor who failed to endorse his reelection."
Local ReportingAndrea ElliottNew York Timesfor “Invisible Child,” a five-part series about one of New York City's 22,000 homeless children.
Justice ReportingFrances Robles, Sharon Otterman, Michael Powell and N. R. KleinfieldNew York Times"for uncovering evidence that a Brooklyn homicide detective used false confessions, tainted testimony and coercive tactics to convict dozens of defendants."
Sports ReportingTim ElfrinkMiami New Times"for revealing that some of baseball’s biggest stars received banned performance enhancers from a Florida anti-aging clinic."
Medical ReportingMeg KissingerMilwaukee Journal Sentinelfor a series on the Milwaukee County’s dysfunctional mental health system
Cynthia Hubert

Phillip Reese

Sacramento Bee "for exposing a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital’s practice of exporting patients — 1,500 over five years — to locales across the country via Greyhound bus."
Magazine ReportingMatthieu AikinsRolling Stonefor 'The A-Team Killings,' which made a strong case that a U.S. Army Special Forces unit had executed 10 civilians outside a base in Afghanistan
Political Reporting Rosalind S. Helderman

Laura Vozzella

Carol Leonnig

The Washington Post "for revealing that the Virginia governor and his wife received $165,000 in loans and gifts from an entrepreneur.
Business Reporting Alison Fitzgerald

Daniel Wagner

Lauren Kyger

John Dunbar

Center for Public Integrity "for 'After the Meltdown,' a series demonstrating that the federal government failed to call any major Wall Street figure to account for financial crisis and many had resumed the sort of reckless investing that plunged the nation into The Great Recession."
Television Reporting Michael Kirk

Jim Gilmore

Mike Wiser

Steve Fainaru

Mark Fainaru-Wada

PBS Frontline "for 'League of Denial,' tracing longstanding NFL efforts to quash evidence linking head injuries to high instances of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in former players."
Local Television Reporting Noah Pranksy WTSP "for disclosing how government officials and a contractor bilked drivers in Florida out of millions in fines by shortening yellow lights at intersections."
2012Political ReportingDavid CornMother Jones"for obtaining a recording of presidential candidate Mitt Romney confiding that 47 percent of voters 'dependent upon government' would oppose him 'no matter what.'"
Foreign ReportingDavid BarbozaNew York Times"for 'The Princelings,' tracing a $2.7 billion fortune accumulated by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s family."
Staff of Bloomberg News Bloomberg News "for 'China Betrayed,' on the wealth of a municipal official ousted after the murder of a British businessman
Television News ReportingHolly Williams

Andrew Portch

CBS News"for coverage of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled to the West after years of house arrest."
War ReportingDavid Enders

Austin Tice

McClatchy Newspaper "Inside Syria" Correspondent Team

McClatchy Newspapers"for chronicling the complexities of the civil war in Syria."
Video ReportingTracey SheltonGlobalPost"for reports on the Syrian war’s human toll including one on a 4-year sole survivor of an entire family."
National ReportingJohn Hechinger

Janet Lorin

Bloomberg News"for 'Indentured Students,' a series revealing that the U.S. paid $1 billion in commissions to student loan debt collectors who often misled borrowers."
Local ReportingGina BartonMilwaukee Journal Sentinel"for an investigative report on the death of a man in police custody, leading to its re-categorization is a homicide and a medical examiner’s resignation."
Magazine ReportingSarah StillmanThe New Yorker"for 'The Throwaways,' an account of how authorities jeopardized and abandoned teen-aged drug informants."
Justice ReportingSam DolnickNew York Times"for 'Unlocked,' exposing gang activity, drug use, lax security and decrepit conditions at New Jersey halfway houses owned by a crony of Governor Chris Christie."
State ReportingRyan GabrielsonCalifornia Watch"for exposing how a special police force for developmental centers was failing to solve crimes against the disabled residents."
Medical ReportingPeter WhoriskeyWashington Post "for 'Biased Research, Big Profits,' a series on pharmaceutical industry payoffs to doctors to promote misleading findings sometimes endangering patients."
Business ReportingDavid Barstow

Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

New York Times"for 'Wal-Mart Abroad,' demonstrating how the giant retailer used bribery to fuel overseas growth."
Education ReportingColin WoodardMaine Sunday Telegram"for detailing how online education companies steered development of Maine’s digital education policies."
Documentary Television ReportingMartin Smith

Michael Kirk

Marcela Gaviria

Jim Gilmore

Mike Wiser

Frontlinefor 'Money, Power and Wall Street,' an inside look into the derivation and impact of the global economic crisis.
2011Career AwardRonnie Dugger
Radio ReportingIra GlassThis American Life"for 'Very Tough Love,' a report on excessive punishments ordered by a Georgia drug court judge."
Legal ReportingThomas Farragher,

Marcella Bombardieri,

Jonathan Saltzman,

Matt Carroll,

Darren Durlach

Boston Globe"for delving into a high acquittal rate in Massachusetts drunk driving cases."
Television ReportingBrian Ross,

Anna Schecter

ABC News"for 'Peace Corps: A Trust Betrayed,' accusing the Peace Corps of covering up its failure to protect a woman slain in West Africa and other volunteers."
Medical ReportingLance Williams,

Christina Jewett,

Stephen K. Doig

California Watch"for a report on how a hospital chain used false diagnoses of rare conditions to over-bill Medicare."
International ReportingBen Elgin,

Alan Katz,

Vernon Silver

Bloomberg News"for revealing how Western companies sold surveillance technology to repressive governments to use against their opponents."
Local ReportingA.M. Sheehan,

Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Advertiser Democrat (Oxford County, Maine)"for a report on Maine’s failure to address abysmal and unsafe conditions in government-subsidized housing."
National ReportingstaffWall Street Journal"for a series on ways federal officials and well-connected investors exploited insider stock trading."
Metropolitan ReportingMatt Apuzzo
Adam Goldman
Chris Hawley
Eileen Sullivan
Associated Press"for a revealing look at expansive New York City Police intelligence operations including the targeting of mosques"
Foreign ReportingJeffrey Gettleman
Tyler Hicks
New York Times"for coverage of fighting in South Sudan and Somalia, where Shabbab militants prevented starving people from fleeing."
Military ReportingC. J. ChiversNew York Times"for coverage of wars in Libya and Afghanistan, especially dispatches from Misurata where he authenticated Libyan forces’ indiscriminate use of brutal weapons."
Magazine ReportingJane MayerNew Yorkerfor 'The Secret Sharer,' a case against the prosecution of an official for espionage for leaking information that led prosecutors to drop all major charges.
Television DocumentaryMay Ying Welsh,

Hassan Mahfood

Al Jazeera Englishfor 'Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark,'
Sports ReportingSara GanimPatriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)"for revelatory coverage of Penn State’s cover-up of a coach’s pedophilia, allowing him to abuse more victims."
2010Career AwardSandy Close
Television ReportingProPublica

PBS,

Frontline

New Orleans Times-Picayune

"for 'Law and Disorder,' examining claims police shot 10 people, killing four, in post-Katrina New Orleans."
Radio ReportingDaniel Zwerdling,

T. Christian Miller

National Public Radio; ProPublica"for 'Brain Wars,' which found that the U. S. military provided inadequate diagnoses and treatment of traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan."
CommentaryJuan GonzalezDaily News (New York)for columns on a failed $700 million overhaul of New York City's electronic payroll system and the mayor’s failure to pick up on persistent signs of mismanagement.
Military ReportingDexter Filkins,

Mark Mazzetti

New York Times"for a sobering behind-the-scenes look at U. S. conduct in Afghanistan"
Criminal Justice ReportingJohn Diedrich,

Ben Poston

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"for 'Wiped Clean,' a series revealing how infrequently the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revokes the licenses of lawbreaking gun dealers."
Education ReportingBloomberg News"for 'Education Inc.,' a series showing that for-profit colleges recruited unlikely students for dubious programs to cash in on $26.5 in annual federal financial aid."
Metropolitan ReportingAmy Brittain,

Mark Mueller

Star-Ledger (New Jersey)"for 'Strong at Any Cost,' a series on New Jersey police officers and firefighters’ rampant use of steroids, often obtained with fake prescriptions."
Local ReportingJeff Gottlieb

Ruben Vives

Staff of the LA Times

Los Angeles Times"for exposing conditions in Bell, a small working-class city near LA rife with corruption and exorbitance – an administrator was paid $800,000 a year – prompting charges against eight past and present municipal officials."
National ReportingDana Priest,

William M. Arkin

Washington Postfor 'Top Secret America,' detailing the proliferation of a huge ecosystem of military, intelligence and corporate interests spawned after 9/11.
Foreign ReportingClifford J. Levy,

Ellen Barry

New York Times"for 'Above the Law,' a series that examined corruption and abuse of power in Russia two decades after the fall of Communism,"
Environmental ReportingAssociated Press"for coverage of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico"
Magazine ReportingMichael HastingsRolling Stone"for 'The Runaway General,' a profile of General Stanley McChrystal that led President Obama to dismiss him as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
2009Career AwardGene Roberts
Foreign ReportingDavid RohdeNew York Timesfor 'Held by the Taliban,' a series detailing Rohde's own seven months in captivity."
Videographypeople recording the death of Neda Agha-Soltan
National ReportingMark Pittman,

Bob Ivry,

Alison Fitzgerald,

Craig Torres

Bloomberg News"for articles challenging the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board to open their books on trillions of dollars in bailout aid that went to financial institutions."
State ReportingRaquel RutledgeMilwaukee Journal Sentinel"for portraying Wisconsin’s $350-million child-care system as a hotbed of criminal activity that repeatedly endangers children."
Local ReportingGeorge Pawlaczyk,

Beth Hundsdorfer

Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, Illinois)"or 'Trapped in Tamms' a series on harsh conditions at an Illinois “supermax” prison where inmates, many mentally ill, were held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day for more than 10 years."
Sports ReportingAlan SchwarzNew York Times"for a report on long-term dangers of concussions and the National Football League’s flawed response to the issue."
International Television ReportingDan Rivers,

Kit Swartz,

Kocha Olarn,

Theerasak Nitipiched

CNN"for tracking the nightmarish existence of Rohingya refugees in southeast Asia."
National Television ReportingSteve Kroft,

Leslie Cockburn

CBS News,

60 Minutes

"for 'The Price of Oil,' which detailed Wall Street’s growing influence on speculative oil prices.
Business ReportingKathy ChuUSA Today"for 'Credit Trap,' which documented how banks and other credit card issuers reap tens of billions of dollars in profit each year from steep fees and unscrupulous practices."
Military ReportingCharlie Reed,

Kevin Baron,

Leo Shane III

Stars and Stripes"for 'Shaping the Message,' a series that revealed that the Pentagon had used a public relations company to profile journalists and steer them toward positive coverage of the war in Afghanistan"
Magazine ReportingDavid GrannNew Yorker"for 'Trial by Fire,' debunking expert testimony in a 1991 arson case as pseudo science in presenting what may be the first thoroughly documented case of the execution of an innocent man under the modern American judicial system."
Environmental ReportingAbrahm LustgartenProPublica"for examining possible carcinogenic effects of natural gas drilling by hydraulic fracturing."
2008Career AwardGay Talese
Foreign ReportingBarry Bearak, Celia W. DuggerNew York Times"whose coverage of violence in Zimbabwe after the disputed re-election of President Robert Mugabe was unimpeded by the four-day jailing of Bearak."
International ReportingPaul SalopekChicago Tribune"for articles on rendition of suspects and other U.S. antiterrorist activity in remote areas on the Horn of Africa in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea."
National ReportingDavid BarstowNew York Timesfor 'Message Machine,' a two-part series documenting how retired military officers turned news analysts mouthed Pentagon talking points and plugged defense contractors who employed them as consultants
Military ReportingEric NalderSeattle Post-Intelligencer"for 'Demoted to Private: America's Military Housing Disaster,' a series revealing that the Pentagon awarded a billion dollars in contracts to politically connected contractors in a dubious effort to privatize military housing construction."
Local ReportingJim Schaefer,

M.L. Elrick

Detroit Free Press"for revealing Detroit’s mayor used $8.4 million in city funds to settle a whistle-blower case in exchange for destroying evidence of his affair with an aide and lied under oath about it, leading to his resignation and jailing.
Labor ReportingPaul PringleLos Angeles Times"for 'Union Boss Under Fire,' an account of how a union local representing 160,000 mostly low-wage workers paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to companies owned by relatives of its president, who was subsequently removed from office."
Justice ReportingRyan Gabrielson,

Paul Giblin

East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Arizona)”a five-part series on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's extra-legal campaign against illegal immigrants"
Magazine ReportingRichard BeharFast Company"for 'China Storms Africa,' published in the business magazine Fast Company, detailing China’s drive to invest in sub-Saharan African nations to acquire raw materials for manufacturing."
Environmental ReportingSusanne Rust,

Meg Kissinger

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"for a series on the failure of federal agencies to monitor and regulate potentially harmful toxins found in everyday materials from microwave-safe plastics to baby bottles."
Sports ReportingKen Armstrong,

Nick Perry

Seattle Timesfor 'Victory and Ruins,' a series revealing that two dozen members of the 2001 University of Washington Rose Bowl team were allowed to play despite their arrests, some for violent felonies.
Television ReportingScott Pelley,

Solly Granatstein,

Nicole Young

CBS News,

60 Minutes

"for 'The Wasteland,' exposing how U.S. companies paid to recycle electronic waste dumped it in China, leading to ecological despoliation and health concerns."
Documentary ReportingStefan ForbesIndependent producer"for 'Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story,' a portrait of a multi-faceted Republican strategist whose controversial tactics continued to influence politics long after his death".
Radio ReportingAlex BlumbergThis American Life"for 'The Giant Pool of Money,' a collaborative explanation of the complex chain of events that led to the subprime mortgage crisis."
2007Career AwardJohn McPhee
Television ReportingJim Sciutto,

Angus Hines,

Tom Murphy

ABC News,

ABC World News with Charles Gibson

"who posed as tourists to secretly tape violent government crackdowns on protestors in Myanmar."
Political ReportingBarton D. Gellman,

Jo Becker

Washington Post"for a series on Vice President Dick Cheney's role as the architect of tortuous interrogation, military tribunals and other hard-line U.S. policies."
Foreign ReportingLeila FadelMcClatchy Company"for chilling, first-hand accounts of ethnically inspired violence and murder in Iraq."
Environmental ReportingShai OsterWall Street Journal"for disclosing how China’s $22 billion Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River devastated villages, causing landslides and displaced 4 million residents."
Medical ReportingCharles A. DuhiggNew York Times"for exposing unethical practices by nursing homes, long-term care insurers and allied businesses and investors that put the elderly at risk."
Legal ReportingJosh MarshallTalking Points Memo"for reports uncovering politically motivated dismissals of United States attorneys."
Consumer ReportingChicago Tribune"for accounts of children suffering injury and death from exposure to lead-tainted toys, defective cribs and other dangerous products, many imported from China."
Book AwardJeremy Scahill for BlackwaterNation Books
Magazine ReportingJoshua A. KorsThe Nationfor articles in The Nation, on the U.S. Army's denial of disability and medical benefits to thousands of Iraqi War veterans, asserting they had pre-existing 'personality disorders.'
Financial ReportingEdward ChancellorInstitutional Investorfor 'Ponzi Nation,' sounding an alarm months before the crisis in financial markets over subprime mortgages and poorly regulated hedge funds emerged.
Economic ReportingCharlotte Observer"for a prescient series tying the area's high rate of housing foreclosures to subprime mortgage loans."
State ReportingJerry W. MitchellJackson Clarion-Ledger"for revealing that outbreaks of tuberculosis and syphilis and an alarming increase in infant mortality went unreported by the Mississippi Department of Health."
Local ReportingChauncey W. Bailey, Jr.Oakland Post"slain while investigating a business linked to kidnapping, rape, torture, and several killings, now including his own."
2006Documentary TelevisionSpike Lee,

Sam Pollard

HBO"for When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts on HBO on the human misery and paltry government response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina"
Foreign ReportingLydia PolgreenNew York Times"for coverage of a under-reported war in Darfur in western Sudan and Chad that killed 200,000 and displaced 2.5 million."
Network Television ReportingLisa Myers,

Adam Ciralsky

NBC News,

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

"for detailing the awarding of a $70 million defense contract to a U.S. company despite a far cheaper alternative developed in Israel."
Military ReportingLisa Chedekel,

Matthew Kauffman

Hartford Courantfor "Mentally Unfit, Forced to Fight,' a four-part series on the high rate of suicide among American troops.
Medical ReportingRobert LittleBaltimore Sun"for 'Dangerous Remedy,' a series on an experimental blood-coagulating drug administered to more than 1,000 soldiers despite links to fatal clots in the heart, lungs and brain."
Environmental ReportingKenneth R. Weiss,

Usha Lee McFarling

Los Angeles Times"for 'Altered Oceans,' a five-part series linking rashes among Australian fishermen, brain-damaged sea lions in California and red tides in Florida to damaging pollution."
Business ReportingCharles Forelle,

James Bandler,

Mark Maremont

Wall Street Journal"for exposing backdating of stock options to enhance executive compensation prompting resignations and charges."
National ReportingJeff Kosseff,

Bryan Denson,

Les Zaitz

Oregonian"for articles chronicling the failures in a $2.25 billion federal program intended to help people with disabilities find jobs but instead enriched executives at the expense of taxpayers and underpaid workers."
Metropolitan ReportingDebbie CenziperMiami Herald"for 'House of Lies,' an investigative report documenting mismanagement in the Miami-Dade Housing Agency allowing developers and consultants to amass fortunes while families suffered in shelters and rat-infested buildings."
Local ReportingstaffLakefront Outlook (Chicago)"for revealing that a $19.5 million community center hailed by a city alderman as a local treasure was a deficit-ridden political plum staffed by her family and friends."
Political ReportingRay RingHigh Country News"for revealing that referendums campaigns in six Western states to roll back environmental protections were financed by a wealthy libertarian real estate investor."
Radio ReportingProducersUniversity of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism;

American Public Media;

Living on Earth

'Early Signs: Reports From a Warming Planet,' a documentary on global impacts of climate change produced by students at Cal-Berkeley and aired by “Living on Earth,” American Public Media.
2005Career AwardFrederick Wiseman
International ReportingCam Simpson, José MoréChicago Tribune
Television ReportingBrian Ross, Richard EspositoABC News
National ReportingDana PriestWashington Post
Foreign ReportingJoe Stephens, David B. OttawayWashington Post
CommentaryFrank Rich, Barry MeierNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingstaffNew Orleans Times-Picayune
Justice ReportingJerry MitchellJackson Clarion-Ledger
Health ReportingDavid Evans, Michael Smith, Liz WillenBloomberg News
Political ReportingMarcus Stern, Jerry Kammer, Dean CalbreathCopley News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune
Local ReportingA. C. ThompsonSan Francisco Bay Guardian
Book AwardVictor S. NavaskyFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Radio ReportingJoAnn MarIndependent producer
2004Career AwardBill Moyers
Foreign ReportingPaisley DoddsAssociated Press
War ReportingDexter FilkinsNew York Times
Sports ReportingLance Williams and Mark Fainaru-WadaSan Francisco Chronicle
Television ReportingDiane Sawyer, Robbie GordonABC News, Primetime Live
National ReportingWalt BogdanichNew York Times
Military ReportingDiana B. HenriquesNew York Times
Economic ReportingEllen E. Schultz, Theo FrancisWall Street Journal
Labor ReportingJustin PritchardAssociated Press
Regional Reportingfour reporters and a photographerThe Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California)
State ReportingJohn Hill, Dorothy KorberSacramento Bee
Local ReportingTim Novak, Steve WarmbirChicago Sun-Times
2003Foreign ReportingSomini SenguptaNew York Times
Radio ReportingAnne GarrelsNational Public Radio
PhotojournalismCarolyn ColeLos Angeles Times
Economics ReportingNancy Cleeland, Abigail Goldman, Evelyn Iritani, Tyler MarshallLos Angeles Times
Business ReportingPete Engardio, Aaron Bernstein, Manjeet KripalaniBusiness Week
Labor ReportingDavid Barstow, Lowell Bergman, Neil Docherty, Linden MacIntyre, David RummelNew York Times; PBS, Frontline; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
National ReportingCam Simpson, Flynn McRoberts, Liz SlyChicago Tribune
Internet ReportingCenter for Public Integrity
Magazine ReportingMichael Hudson, Bill Barrow, Mary Kane, Taylor Loyal, Kenneth Harris, Keith Ernst, Robert ManningSouthern Exposure
State ReportingDave Altimari, Jon Lender, Edmund H. MahonyHartford Courant
Education ReportingDaniel GoldenWall Street Journal
Local ReportingDuff Wilson, Brian Joseph, Sheila FarrSeattle Times
Television ReportingAndrew Smith, Liviu TipurițăCNN, CNN Presents
Career AwardF. Gilman Spencer
2002Career AwardMorley SaferCBS News
Foreign ReportingAnthony ShadidBoston Globe
National Reportingreporters and editorsBoston Globe
Regional ReportingClifford J. LevyNew York Times
Health Care ReportingWalt Bogdanich, Barry Meier, Mary Williams WalshNew York Times
International ReportingSonia Nazario, Don BartlettiLos Angeles Times
Environmental ReportingDebbie Salamone, Ramsey Campbell, Robert SargentOrlando Sentinel
Criminal Justice ReportingMichael LuoAssociated Press
Financial ReportingEllen E. Schultz, Theo FrancisWall Street Journal
Medical ReportingStephen Kiernan, Cadence MertzBurlington Free Press (Vermont)
Magazine ReportingArnold S. Relman, Marcia AngellNew Republic
Local ReportingJason Riley, R. G. DunlopLouisville Courier-Journal
Television ReportingPhil Williams, Bryan StaplesWTVF (Nashville)
Cultural CriticismSusan SontagNew Yorker
2001Television and Radio ReportingStephen EvansBBC World and BBC World Service
Foreign ReportingBarry BearakNew York Times
National ReportingNew York Times
Magazine ReportingBernard LewisNew Yorker
Book AwardJoan DidionNew York Review of Books
Medical ReportingDuff Wilson, David HeathSeattle Times
Financial ReportingSusan Pulliam, Randall SmithWall Street Journal
Metropolitan ReportingBill Theobald, Bonnie HarrisIndianapolis Star
International ReportingSudarsan Raghavan, Sumana ChatterjeeKnight Ridder
Regional ReportingJesse A. Hamilton, Stephanie Earls, Tom Roeder, Mark MoreyYakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, Washington)
Local ReportingHeidi Evans, Dave SaltonstallDaily News (New York)
Environmental ReportingLisa DavisSan Francisco Weekly
Career AwardEdna Buchanan
2000Magazine ReportingDonald L. Barlett, James B. SteeleTime
Book AwardLaurie Garrett
Career AwardJohn B. Oakes
National ReportingMichael GrunwaldWashington Post
Transportation ReportingScott McCartneyWall Street Journal
Local Television ReportingAnna Werner, David Raziq, Chris HenaoKHOU-TV (Houston)
Network Television ReportingJohn Larson, Allan Maraynes, Lynne Dale, Neal Shapiro, Andy LehrenNBC News, Dateline
Political ReportingVirginia EllisLos Angeles Times
Statewide ReportingKevin Corcoran, Joe FahyIndianapolis Star
Healthcare ReportingSam Hodges, William RabbMobile Register (Alabama)
Foreign ReportingAlma GuillermoprietoNew York Review of Books
Special AwardNew York Times
1999Foreign ReportingPaul WatsonLos Angeles Times
Television Foreign ReportingGiselle Portenier, Olenka Frenkiel, Fiona MurchBBC News
International ReportingSang-hun Choe, Charles J. Hanley, Martha Mendoza, Randy HerschaftAssociated Press
National ReportingJason DeParleNew York Times
Regional ReportingTodd Richissin, Andre ChungBaltimore Sun
Criminal Justice ReportingKen Armstrong, Steve MillsChicago Tribune
Local ReportingKevin CarmodyDaily Southtown (Illinois)
Local Television ReportingThe "I" TeamWWOR (New Jersey)
Editorial WritingNew York Daily News
Financial ReportingEllen E. SchultzWall Street Journal
Medical ReportingAndrea GerlinPhiladelphia Inquirer
Special AwardNational Security Archive
Career AwardStuds Terkel
1998Book AwardPhilip GourevitchNew Yorker
Career AwardRussell BakerNew York Times
CommentaryJuan GonzalezDaily News (New York)
Economic ReportingMary Jordan, Keith Richburg, Kevin SullivanWashington Post
Environmental ReportingGardiner Harris, R. G. DunlopLouisville Courier-Journal
Foreign ReportingTracy WilkinsonLos Angeles Times
International ReportingAlix M. FreedmanWall Street Journal
Legal ReportingJoe StephensKansas City Star
Local ReportingClifford J. LevyNew York Times
Medical ReportingRobert Whitaker, Dolores KongBoston Globe
National ReportingDonald L. Barlett, James B. SteeleTime
Radio ReportingAmy Goodman, Jeremy ScahillPacifica Radio, Democracy Now!
Television ReportingBrian Ross, Rhonda SchwartzABC News, 20/20
1997Career AwardPittsburgh Courier
Foreign ReportingLaurie GarrettNewsday
Network TV ReportingBrian Ross, Rhonda SchwartzABC News, Primetime Live
Military Affairs ReportingDayton Daily News
Medical ReportingWall Street Journal
Business ReportingKurt Eichenwald, Martin GottliebNew York Times
National ReportingKeith BradsherNew York Times
Local ReportingPensacola News Journal
Environmental ReportingWill Englund, Gary Cohn, Perry ThorsvikBaltimore Sun
Book AwardHorst Faas, Tim Page, RequiemRandom House
Sports ReportingKansas City Star
International ReportingMichael DobbsWashington Post
Magazine ReportingAdam GopnikNew Yorker
1996Criticism AwardBlair KaminChicago Tribune
National TV ReportingMatt Meagher, Tim PeekInside Edition
Economics ReportingNew York Times
National ReportingElizabeth MarchakCleveland Plain Dealer
Political ReportingLos Angeles Times
Cultural ReportingChuck PhilipsLos Angeles Times
Magazine ReportingAnne-Marie CusacThe Progressive
Local ReportingKevin CollisonBuffalo News
Transportation ReportingByron AcohidoSeattle Times
Foreign ReportingJohn F. BurnsNew York Times
Foreign TV ReportingChristiane Amanpour, Anita PratapCNN
1995Career AwardJohn K. CooleyABC News
Foreign ReportingDavid RohdeChristian Science Monitor
National ReportingMichael Weisskopf, David MaranissWashington Post
Local ReportingElizabeth LlorenteThe Record (Bergen County, New Jersey)
Metropolitan ReportingFrank Bruni, Nina Bernstein, Joyce Purnick, Lizette AlverezNew York Times
Magazine ReportingRichard BeharFortune
Education ReportingSteve StecklowWall Street Journal
Business ReportingKurt EichenwaldNew York Times
Health Care ReportingChris AdamsNew Orleans Times-Picayune
Medical ReportingOrange County Register (California)
Local Television ReportingTom GrantKREM-TV (Spokane, Washington)
Consumer ReportingLea Thompson, Jack Cloherty, Sandra SurlesNBC News, Dateline
Network TV ReportingJim ClancyCNN
1994Magazine ReportingAllan NairnThe Nation
Medical ReportingDave Davis, Joan MazzoliniCleveland Plain Dealer
Education ReportingOlive TalleyDallas Morning News
Environmental ReportingJim Lynch, Karen Dorn SteeleSpokesman-Review (Spokane)
Political ReportingJoe StephensKansas City Star
Local ReportingSonia NazarioLos Angeles Times
Metropolitan ReportingDavid Armstrong, Shelly Murphy, Stephan KurkjianBoston Globe
National ReportingJoel Brinkley, Deborah Sontag, Stephen EngelbergNew York Times
Foreign ReportingBarbara DemickPhiladelphia Inquirer
Television DocumentarySteven Emerson, Martin KoughanSAE ProductionsJihad in America,” aired on PBS
Network Television reportingJohn Martin, Walt Bogdanich, Keith SummaABC News, Day One
Career AwardPhilip HamburgerNew Yorker
1993Medical ReportingLarry Keller, Fred SchulteSun-Sentinel
Magazine ReportingOliver SacksNew Yorker
Business ReportingPaul NydenCharleston Gazette
Foreign ReportingKeith RichburgWashington Post
Local ReportingYing ChanNew York Daily News
National ReportingEileen WelsomeAlbuquerque Tribune
Political ReportingState Journal-Register
Financial ReportingScot J. PaltrowLos Angeles Times
Regional ReportingIsabel WilkersonNew York Times
Radio CommentaryDaniel SchorrNational Public Radio
BookDavid Remnick for Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire
Career AwardRichard DudmanSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Television ReportingChristiane AmanpourCNN
1992Local ReportingLos Angeles Times
National ReportingGregory VisticaSan Diego Union-Tribune
Foreign ReportingRoy GutmanNewsday
Legal ReportingMarianne Lavelle, Marcia Coyle, Claudia MacLachianNational Law Journal
Magazine ReportingLawrence WeschlerNew Yorker
Health ReportingSeth RosenfeldSan Francisco Examiner
Environmental ReportingJohn Thor DahlburgLos Angeles Times
PhotographyCarlos M. GuerreroEl Nuevo Herald
Radio ReportingTom GjeltenNational Public Radio
National TV ReportingBrian Ross, Rhonda SchwartzNBC News, Dateline
Foreign TV ReportingChris Wallace, Neal Shapiro, Anthony RadziwillABC News, Primetime Live
Social CommentaryHenry Louis Gates, Jr.New York Times op-ed
Career AwardHerbert MitgangNew York Times
1991Radio ReportingNina TotenbergNational Public Radio
Local TelevisionChristopher SchollKWWL (Iowa)
National TelevisionGlenn Silber, Robert Krulwich, David Fanning, Sharon TillerPBS, Frontline; Center for Investigative Reporting
Cultural ReportingKonstantin Akinsha, Grigorii KozlovARTnews
Special AwardAndrew Schneider, Mary Pat FlahertyPittsburgh Press
Education ReportingJeff GottliebSan Jose Mercury News
Economic ReportingDonald L. Barlett, James B. SteelePhiladelphia Inquirer
War ReportingPatrick J. SloyanNewsday
Local ReportingHolly A. TaylorBerkshire Eagle
Regional ReportingDan Barry, John Sullivan, Ira ChinoyProvidence Journal-Bulletin
National ReportingJeff Taylor, Mike McGrawKansas City Star
Foreign ReportingFrancis X. ClinesNew York Times
Foreign ReportingBarbara CrossetteNew York Times
Career AwardClaude Fox Sitton
1990Foreign ReportingCaryle MurphyWashington Post
National ReportingSusan Rasky, David E. RosenbaumNew York Times
Regional ReportingGayle Reaves, David Hanners, David McLemoreDallas Morning News
Local ReportingHeidi EvansNew York Daily News
Environmental ReportingAdam SeesselIndependent Weekly
Business ReportingDianne MarderPhiladelphia Inquirer
Special PublicationsJoseph M. BelthInsurance Forum
Special AwardGlobalvisionfor “South Africa Now,” defying censors to report on the country's turbulence and violence against its black majority.
Documentary TelevisionHedrick Smith, Martin SmithWGBH-TV (Boston) and Martin Smith Productions“Inside Gorbachev's U.S.S.R."
Local Television ReportingKevin KerriganGuam Cable Television
Network Television ReportingPeter Jennings, Leslie Cockburn, Tom YellinABC News
Career AwardFred Friendly
Metropolitan ReportingLaurie Bennett, Alan Fisk, Robert OurlianDetroit News
1989Foreign ReportingNicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunnNew York Times
National ReportingRick AtkinsonWashington Post
Local ReportingHartford Courant
Local Television ReportingWCSC-TV/Charleston, SC
TV Investigative ReportingJonathan KwitnyWNYC-TV (New York)
Network TV ReportingCBS News
Radio ReportingRobert KnightWBAI (New York)
International ReportingStephen Engelberg, Michael R. GordonNew York Times
Medical ReportingJohn CrewdsonChicago Tribune
Political ReportingAndrew MelnykovychCasper Star-Tribune
Regional ReportingMiranda Ewell, David SchriebergSan Jose Mercury News
Career AwardFred HechingerNew York Times
1988Foreign ReportingJohn KifnerNew York Times
National ReportingKeith SchneiderNew York Times
Local ReportingDavid Gomez, Patricia GuthrieAlbuquerque Tribune
Financial ReportingNational Thrift News
Environmental ReportingMary BishopRoanoke Times & World-News
Local Television ReportingKING-TV (Seattle)
Network Television ReportingBrian Ross, Ira SilvermanNBC News
Economic ReportingDonald L. Barlette, James B. SteelePhiladelphia Inquirer
Radio ReportingPatricia NeighmondNational Public Radio
Cultural ReportingLawrence WeschlerNorth Point Press
PhotojournalismMary Ellen Mark
Career AwardWilliam ShawnThe New Yorker
1987Foreign ReportingNora BoustanyWashington Post
National ReportingMike Masterson, Chuck Cook, Mark N. TrahantArizona Republic
Local ReportingRon RidenhourNew Orleans CityBusiness
Financial ReportingDaniel Hertzberg, James B. StewartWall Street Journal
Metropolitan ReportingCharlotte Observer
Local Television ReportingMargie NicholsWSMV-TV (Nashville)
Network Television ReportingCNN
Radio ReportingLarry BenskyPacifica Radio
Sports ReportingChris MortensenAtlanta Journal-Constitution
Science ReportingScience News
Political ReportingWashington BureauKnight Ridder
Foreign Television ReportingGordon ManningNBC News
Magazine ReportingRoger RosenblattTime
Career AwardMurray KemptonNewsday and New York Newsday
1986Foreign ReportingNewsweek
National ReportingAndrew Wolfson, Daniel RubinLouisville Courier-Journal
Local ReportingSally JacobsRaleigh News & Observer
Regional ReportingAlex Beasley, Rosemary GoudreauOrlando Sentinel
Financial ReportingPeter G. GosselinBoston Globe
Science ReportingScience Times
Environmental ReportingHigh Country News
International TV ReportingDavid Fanning, Martin SmithPBS, Frontline
National Television ReportingBill MoyersCBS News, CBS Reports
Local Television ReportingLee CoppolaWKBW-TV (Buffalo)
BookRichard KlugerAward for The Paper: The Life and Death of the New York Herald Tribune
Career AwardJames RestonNew York Times
1985Foreign ReportingAlan CowellNew York Times
International ReportingPete Carey, Katherine Ellison, Lewis M. SimonsSan Jose Mercury News
National ReportingDiana Griego, Louis KilzerDenver Post
Local ReportingStan JonesFairbanks Daily News-Miner
Metropolitan ReportingJimmy BreslinNew York Daily News
Political ReportingFrank GreveKnight Ridder
Business ReportingSpotlight/Business TeamBoston Globe
Medical ReportingLawerence K. AltmanNew York Times
CriticismArthur C. DantoThe Nation
Radio ReportingPeter LauferNBC Radio News
Network Television ReportingTed Koppel, Richard N. KaplanABC News, Nightline
Local Television ReportingVic Lee, Craig Franklin, Brian McTigueKRON-TV (San Francisco)
Career AwardGeorge TamesNew York Times
1984Foreign ReportingMark FinemanPhiladelphia Inquirer
National ReportingRobert ParryAssociated Press
Local ReportingEllen WhitfordVirginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical ReportingWilliam R. Ritz, John Aloysius FarrellDenver Post
Environmental ReportingTom Harris, Jim MorrisSacramento Bee
Special Interest ReportingLois R. EmberChemical & Engineering News
Magazine ReportingJohn VinocurNew York Times Magazine
News PhotographyOzier MuhammadNewsday
Special Award"Amnesty International Report"Amnesty International
Foreign Television ReportingMichael Buerk, Mohamed AminBBC, Visnews, NBC News
National Television ReportingAlex Kotlowitz, Kwame Holman, Susan AdesPBS, MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Local Television ReportingRick Nelson, Joe CollumKPRC-TV (Houston)
Career AwardRed Barber
1983Foreign ReportingJoseph LelyveldNew York Times
National ReportingRobert M. Frump, Timothy DwyerPhiladelphia Inquirer
Regional ReportingPaul Lieberman, Celia DuggerAtlanta Journal-Constitution
Local ReportingJim McGeeMiami Herald
Foreign Affairs ReportingPhilip TaubmanNew York Times
Economics ReportingDennis Camire, Mark RohnerGannett News Service
Consumer ReportingMarcia Stepanek, Stephen FranklinDetroit Free Press
Medical ReportingBenjamin WeiserWashington Post
Network Television ReportingDon McNeillCBS News
Local Television ReportingJohn Fosholt, Ward LucasKBTV (Denver)
Documentary Television"Vietnam: A Television History"WGBH-TV (Boston), and aired on PBS
Special Interest ReportingThe Amicus JournalNatural Resources Defense Council
Special AwardYoussef M. IbrahimWall Street Journal
Career AwardWilliam Lawrence Shirer
1982Foreign ReportingThomas L. Friedman, David K. ShiplerNew York Times
National ReportingRichard HalloranNew York Times
Regional ReportingJim HendersonDallas Times Herald
Metropolitan ReportingDoug CummingProvidence Journal-Bulletin
Local ReportingDavid Johnston, Joel SappellLos Angeles Times
Magazine ReportingRoger RosenblattTime
Financial ReportingPhillip L. ZweigAmerican Banker
CriticismStanley KauffmannNew Republic
News PhotographyRobby CastroAssociated Press
Network Television ReportingMartin Smith, Ed RabelCBS News
Local Television ReportingDick Gelfman, Theresa Crawford, John SurWBAL-TV (Baltimore)
Documentary TelevisionAndrew A. SternPBSHow Much Is Enough: Decision Making in the Nuclear Age'
Special AwardRod Nordland
1981Foreign ReportingJohn DarntonNew York Times
National ReportingSeymour M. Hersh, Jeff Gerth, Phillip TaubmanNew York Times
Regional ReportingStephanie Saul, W. Stevens RicksJackson Clarion-Ledger"Mississippi Gulf Coast: Wide Open and Wicked"
Local Reporting"The Federal Impact"Orlando Sentinel-Star
Consumer ReportingPhil NormanLouisville Courier-Journal
Magazine ReportingWilliam GreiderThe Atlantic
BookEdwin R. Bayley for Joe McCarthy and the PressUniversity of Wisconsin Press
Science Reporting"News and Comments"Science
Television DocumentaryPierre SalingerABC Newsfor "America Held Hostage: The Secret Negotiations."
Television ReportingTed KoppelNBC News, Nightline
Radio ReportingJohn MerrowInstitute for Educational Leadership and National Public Radio
Career AwardGeorge Seldes
1980Foreign ReportingShirley ChristianMiami Herald
National ReportingJonathan Neuman, Ted GupWashington Post
Local ReportingMiami Herald
Regional ReportingCharlotte Observer
EditorialsEditorial BoardNew York Times
CommentaryRoger AngellNew Yorker
News PhotographyOscar SabattaUnited Press International
Satiric DrawingsEdward Sorel
Cultural ReportingARTnews
National Radio ReportingNational Public Radio
Local Radio ReportingStationKMOX (St. Louis)
Political ReportingBill MoyersWNET (New York)
Local Television ReportingStephen Talbot, Jonathan DannKQED (San Francisco)
National Television ReportingCharles KuraltCBS News
Special AwardLeonard KarlinLIU alumnus/Polk Citation Writer
1979Foreign ReportingJohn KifnerNew York Times
National ReportingBrian Donovan, Bob Wyrick, Stuart DiamondNewsday
Regional ReportingJim Adams, Jim DetjenLouisville Courier-Journal
Metropolitan ReportingWalt Bogdanich, Walter Johns Jr.Cleveland Press
Local ReportingEd PetykiewiczSaginaw News
DocumentaryJack Willis, Saul LandauNew Time Films, Inc.Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
National Television ReportingWRC-TV (Washington, D.C.)
Foreign Television ReportingEd BradleyCBS News, 60 Minutes
Political ReportingJack NewfieldVillage Voice
Commentary"Notes and Comments" Talk of the Town,New Yorker
BookWilliam Shawcross for Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of CambodiaSimon & Schuster
News Photography"Firing Squad" - Name WithheldUnited Press International
Special Interest ReportingWilbert Rideau, Billy SinclairThe Angolite (Louisiana State Penitentiary)
Career AwardAlden WhitmanNew York Times
1978Foreign ReportingJohn F. Burns, John Darnton, Michael T. KaufmanNew York Times
National ReportingRonald KesslerWashington Post
Local ReportingDallas Times Herald
Public Service ReportingJane Shoemaker, Thomas Ferrick, Jr., William EcenbargerPhiladelphia Inquirer
Regional ReportingSouthern Exposure
Educational ReportingChronicle of Higher Education
Television ReportingDon Harris, Bob BrownNBC News
Film DocumentaryScared StraightGolden West Television Productions
News PhotographyEddie AdamsAssociated Press
CommentaryRussell BakerNew York Times
Career AwardRichard S. SalantCBS News
1977Foreign ReportingRobert C. TothLos Angeles Times
National ReportingWalter PincusWashington Post
Local ReportingLen AcklandDes Moines Register
Magazine ReportingDaniel LangThe New Yorker, Local Radio, Television
Radio, Television Reporting Barry Lando 60 Minutes
Local Radio, Television ReportingJohn StosselWCBS-TV (New York)
Science ReportingNew England Journal of Medicine
CriticismPeter S. PrescottNewsweek
CommentaryRed SmithNew York Times
Editorial CartoonsJeff MacNellyRichmond News Leader
News PhotographyEddie AdamsAssociated Press
Career AwardCarey McWilliamsThe Nation
1975No awards presented
1974No awards presented
Foreign ReportingDonald KirkChicago Tribune
National ReportingSeymour M. HershNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingRichard SeveroNew York Times
Community ServiceWilliam E. Anderson, Harley R. Bierce, Richard C. CadyIndianapolis Star
Magazine ReportingEdward M. Brecher, Robert H. HarrisConsumer Reports
Television DocumentaryNBC News, NBC White Paperfor examining global malnutrition in "And Who Shall Feed This World?"
News PhotographyWerner BaumDeutsche Presse-Agentur
BookMary Adelaide Mendelson for Tender Loving GreedVintage Books
Special AwardSydney H. SchanbergNew York Times
1973Foreign ReportingHenry S. BradsherWashington Star-News
National ReportingAndrew H. MalcolmNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingJames Savage, Mike BaxterMiami Herald
Local ReportingCarol Talley, Joan HaydeDaily Advance (Dover, New Jersey)
Community ServiceWilliam ShermanNew York Daily News
Investigative ReportingSeymour HershNew York Times
Magazine ReportingJohn F. OsborneNew Republic
Television ReportingPublic Broadcasting Service, National Public Affairs Center for Television
Television DocumentaryJeremy Isaacs for "The World at War"Thames Television (London)
News PhotographyGeorge BrichAssociated Press
BookDavid Wise for The Politics of Lying: Government Deception, Secrecy, and PowerRandom House
Special AwardDonald L. Barlett, James B. SteelePhiladelphia Inquirer
1972Foreign ReportingJean Thoraval, Jean Leclerc du SablonAgence France-Presse
National ReportingCarl Bernstein, Robert WoodwardWashington Post
Metropolitan ReportingJoseph Martin, Martin McLaughlin, James RyanNew York Daily News
Local ReportingDoris Ellen OlstenSanta Maria Times (Santa Maria, California
Community ServiceRonald KesslerWashington Post
Investigative ReportingJean HellerAssociated Press
Magazine ReportingFrances FitzGeraldNew Yorker
Television ReportingJim McKayAmerican Broadcasting Company
Television News-Documenta60 Minutes, First TuesdayCBS News, NBC News
News PhotographyHuynh Cong UtAssociated Press
BookSanford J. Ungar for The Papers & The Papers: An Account of the Legal and Political Battle Over the Pentagon PapersE.P. Dutton & Co.
Special AwardLesley OelsnerNew York Times
1971Foreign ReportingSydney H. SchanbergNew York Times
National ReportingNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingDonald L. Barlett, James B. SteelePhiladelphia Inquirer
Education ReportingJoseph LelyveldNew York Times
Public ServiceFrances CerraNewsday
Magazine ReportingRoss TerrillThe Atlantic Monthly
Television DocumentaryPeter Davis, Perry Wolff, Roger MuddCBS Newsfor “The Selling of the Pentagon,” which examined the U. S. military's public relations program.
Television ReportingPhil BradyNBC News
News PhotographyHorst Faas, Michel LaurentAssociated Press
CriticismRichard HarwoodWashington Post
BookErik Barnouw for A Tower in Babel: A History of Broadcasting in the United StatesOxford University Press
1970Foreign ReportingGloria EmersonNew York Times
National ReportingKnight Newspapers
Metropolitan ReportingRichard OliverNew York Daily News
Community ServiceKarl GrossmanLong Island Press
EditorialsJames E. ClaytonWashington Post
Magazine ReportingWashington Monthly
Television ReportingAlan M. LevinNational Educational Television
Freedom of The Press AwardWalter CronkiteCBS News, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
News PhotographyJohn Darnell, John Foli, Howard RuffnerLife
CriticismPauline KaelNew Yorker
BookOtto Friedrich for Decline and FallHarper & Row
Special AwardI. F. Stone
1969Foreign ReportingHenry KammNew York Times
National ReportingWalter RugaberNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingWilliam FedericiNew York Daily News
National TV ReportingTom PettitNational Broadcasting Company
Local TV ReportingLee HannaWCBS-TV (New York)
Magazine ReportingWilliam LambertLife
News PhotographyStephen Dawson StarrAssociated Press
BookRichard Ellmann for The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar WildeUniversity of Chicago Press
Special AwardWes GallagherAssociated Press
Special AwardSeymour M. Hersh
1968International ReportingDavid Kraslow and Stuart H. LooryLos Angeles Times
National ReportingBernard D. NossiterWashington Post
Regional ReportingJames K. Batten, Dwayne WallsCharlotte Observer
Community ServiceDavid BurnamNew York Times
Political ReportingMartin ArnoldNew York Times
Television ReportingNBC News, CBS News, ABC News
Magazine ReportingNorman MailerHarper's Magazine
News PhotographyEdward T. AdamsAssociated Press
CriticismJohn SimonThe New Leader
BookCharles Rembar for The End of Obscenity
1967Foreign ReportingR. W. Apple, Jr.New York Times
National ReportingClayton FritcheyNewsday Specials
Local ReportingJ. Anthony LukasNew York Times
Community ServiceNewsday
Television DocumentaryABC Newsfor “Africa,” a four-hour overview of the continent
Magazine ReportingThe Paris Review
News PhotographyCatherine Leroy
CriticismSaul MaloffNewsweek
BookAlan F. Westin for Privacy and FreedomAtheneum
1966Foreign ReportingHarrison E. SalisburyNew York Times
National ReportingRichard HarwoodWashington Post
Local ReportingCal OlstonThe Fargo Forum (North Dakota)
Interpretive ReportingMurray KemptonNew York Post
Magazine ReportingRamparts
CriticismAlfred Kazin
BookWilson FollettFollett's Modern American Usage
News PhotographyHorst FaasAssociated Press
Special AwardArnold GingrichEsquire
Special AwardTime EssayTime
1965Foreign ReportingDan KurzmanWashington Post
Editorial CommentJohn B. OakesNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingBarry GottehrerNew York Herald Tribune
Interpretive ReportingBernard B. Fall
CriticismSusan Sontag
Television DocumentaryBeryl FoxCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam
News PhotographyJames A. BourdierAssociated Press
Television NewsMorley SaferColumbia Broadcasting System
CaricatureDavid LevineNew York Review of Books
1964Foreign ReportingMalcolm W. BrowneAssociated Press
National ReportingPaul Hope, John BarronWashington Star
Metropolitan ReportingA. M. RosenthalNew York Times
Community ServiceSamuel F. MarshallCleveland Plain Dealer
CriticismRobert BrusteinNew Republic
Radio ReportingEdward P. MorganAmerican Broadcasting Company
Television ReportingTed YatesNational Broadcasting Company
Special AwardOron J. Hale
1963Foreign ReportingDavid HalberstamNew York Times
National ReportingAmerican Broadcasting Company, Columbia Broadcasting System, National Broadcasting Company
Metropolitan ReportingNorman C. MillerWall Street Journal
Magazine ReportingGilbert A. HarrisonNew Republic
CriticismNew York Review of Books
News PhotographyRoger AsnongAssociated Press
Special AwardA. H. RaskinNew York Times
Special AwardWNEW (radio)
Special AwardPeter Lyon
1962Foreign ReportingDana Adams SchmidtNew York Times
National ReportingMary McGroryWashington Star
Local ReportingKitty HansonNew York Daily News
Magazine ReportingJames BaldwinNew Yorker
Television ReportingWNDT (Newark)
News PhotographyHéctor Rondón LoveraLa Republica (Caracas)
Special AwardMichael HarringtonThe Other America
Special AwardMorton MintzWashington Post
Special AwardTheodore E. Kruglak
1961Foreign ReportingMorris H. RubinThe Progressive
National ReportingGerard PielScientific American
Local ReportingLaurence SternWashington Post
Radio & Television ReportingRobert Young, Charles DorkinsNational Broadcasting Company
News PhotographyAnonymous PhotographerAssociated Press
Community ServiceArnold Brophy, Joseph S. GelmisNewsday
Special AwardJules Feiffer
1960Foreign ReportingJames MorrisThe Guardian (Manchester)
National ReportingJohn T. CunniffAssociated Press
Metropolitan ReportingWilliam R. Clark, Alexander MilchNewark (N.J.)
Radio & Television ReportingAlbert Wasserman, Robert YoungNational Broadcasting Company
News PhotographyYasushi NagaoMainichi Newspapers (Japan)
Community ServiceVillage Voice
Special AwardDouglass CarterReporter
1959Foreign reportingA. M. RosenthalNew York Times
National ReportingNathaniel GerstenzangNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingWilliam Haddad, Joseph KahnNew York Post
Radio & Television ReportingAv Westin, Howard K. SmithColumbia Broadcasting System
Magazine ReportingThe Times Literary Supplement (London)
News PhotographyRangaswamy SatakopanAssociated Press
Special AwardWilbur SchrammInstitute for Communication Research, Stanford University
1958Foreign ReportingChet Huntley, Reuven FrankNational Broadcasting Company
National ReportingRichard L. StroutChristian Science Monitor
Metropolitan ReportingWilliam HaddadNew York Post
Television ReportingGabe PressmanWRCA-TV (New York)
Radio ReportingJay McMullenColumbia Broadcasting System
Magazine ReportingMarya MannesReporter
News PhotographyPaul SchutzerLife
Community ServiceBrooklyn Heights Press
Special AwardJustice William O. Douglas
Special AwardSamuel BlackmanAssociated Press
Special AwardWalter SullivanNew York Times
1957Foreign ReportingHarrison E. SalisburyNew York Times
National ReportingRelman MorinAssociated Press
Metropolitan ReportingMitchel LevitasNew York Post
Radio & Television ReportingColumbia Broadcasting System
Magazine ReportingEdmund Stevens, Phillip HarringtonLook
News PhotographyJack JenkinsUnited Press Newspictures
Community ServiceEdward WakinNew York World-Telegram & Sun
Special AwardRichard D. HeffnerWRCA-TV (New York)
1956Foreign ReportingHal Lehrman
National ReportingJack LottoInternational News Service
Metropolitan ReportingPhil SantoraNew York Daily News
Suburban ReportingMel ElfinLong Island Press
Radio & Television ReportingColumbia Broadcasting System
News PhotographyJack YoungUnited Press Newspictures
Special AwardEmanuel R. FreedmanNew York Times
Special AwardEndre MartonAssociated Press
Special AwardIlona NyilasUnited Press
1955International ReportingThomas J. HamiltonNew York Times
Foreign ReportingBarrett McGurnNew York Herald Tribune
National ReportingMilton MayerThe Reporter
Metropolitan ReportingFern Marja, Peter J. McElroy, William DuftyNew York Post
Suburban ReportingBob GreeneNewsday
Education ReportingGertrude SamuelsNew York Times
Radio & Television ReportingNational Broadcasting Company
Magazine ReportingWilliam AttwoodLook
News PhotographyWilliam SauroUnited Press Newspictures
Community ServiceRedbook
1954International ReportingThomas J. HamiltonNew York Times
Foreign ReportingGeorge WellerChicago Daily News Syndicate
National ReportingLuther HustonNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingJames McGlincy, Sydney MirkinNew York Daily News
Suburban ReportingThomas FinneganLong Island Star-Journal
Wire Service ReportingAlan J. Gould, Don Whitehead, Saul Pett, Ben Price, Relman Morir, Jack BellAssociated Press
Radio & Television ReportingEric SevareidColumbia Broadcasting System
Television DocumentaryHenry Salomon, Jr.National Broadcasting Companyfor “Three, Two, One, Zero,” a documentary on atomic power,
News PhotographyMaurice JohnsonInternational News Photos
Special PageSchool PageNew York World-Telegram & Sun
Community ServiceWNYC (New York)
Special AwardDan ParkerNew York Mirror
Special AwardLeo RostenLook
1953Foreign ReportingJim LucasScripps-Howard Newspapers
National ReportingJames RestonNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingWilliam LonggoodNew York World-Telegram & Sun
News PhotographyPeter StackpoleLife
Community ServiceNewsday
Special AwardJohn CrosbyNew York Herald Tribune
Special AwardBusiness Week
Special AwardLeonard Engel
1952Foreign ReportingMarguerite HigginsNew York Herald Tribune
National ReportingA. H. RaskinNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingEdward J. MoweryNew York World-Telegram & Sun
News PhotographyBob WendlingerNew York Mirror
Community ServiceBrooklyn Eagle
Special AwardJack GouldNew York Times
Special AwardThe Reporter
Special AwardEdward R. MurrowColumbia Broadcasting System
Special AwardNew York Daily News
1951Foreign ReportingMilton Bracker, Virginia Lee WarrenNew York Times
National ReportingJay Nelson TuckNew York Post
Metropolitan ReportingRichard CarterNew York Compass
Suburban ReportingYonkers Herald-Statesman
Education ReportingKalman SiegelNew York Times
Science ReportingAlton BlakesleeAssociated Press
Religious ReportingAnn Elizabeth PriceNew York Herald Tribune
Sports ReportingBen GouldBrooklyn Eagle
Community ServiceNew York World-Telegram & Sun
Special AwardEdward R. MurrowColumbia Broadcasting System
Special AwardSponsor Magazine
1950Foreign ReportingHomer BigartNew York Herald Tribune
National ReportingIra H. FreemanNew York Times
Metropolitan ReportingFern MarjaNew York Post
Suburban ReportingLong Island Daily Press
Wire Service ReportingDon WhiteheadAssociated Press
Education ReportingFred Hechinger, Judith CristNew York Herald Tribune
Sports ReportingRed SmithNew York Herald Tribune
Science ReportingGeorge KeaneyNew York World-Telegram & Sun
Weekly Newspaper ReportingNew Canaan Advertiser (New Canaan, Connecticut)
Community ServiceNewsday
Special AwardStraw PollNew York Daily News
1949Foreign ReportingTeam of SixNew York Herald Tribune
National ReportingTed PostonNew York Post
Suburban ReportingFred HechingerBridgeport Herald (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Wire Service ReportingKingsbury SmithInternational News Service
Education ReportingLester GrantNew York Herald Tribune
Science ReportingWilliam LaurenceNew York Times
Radio ReportingDon HollenbeckColumbia Broadcasting System
Community ServiceBrooklyn Eagle
1948Foreign ReportingHomer BigartNew York Herald Tribune
Metropolitan ReportingMalcolm JonsonNew York Sun
Suburban ReportingLarry AndrewsNassau Review-Star
Education ReportingBenjamin FineNew York Times
Science ReportingAlbert DeutschPM Magazine
Community ServiceBrooklyn Eagle

References

  1. "Past George Polk Award Winners". Long Island University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. "Long Island University announces 2022 George Polk Awards in Journalism," press release from Long Island University via Editor & Publisher, 2/21/2023
  3. "Long Island University announces winners of 2021 George Polk Awards in Journalism," press release from Long Island University via Editor & Publisher, 2/21/2022
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