Long Island University Announces
2006 George Polk Awards in 12 Categories
WINNERS AT A GLANCE
George Polk Award for documentary television
Spike Lee and Sam Pollard, for "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"
George Polk Award for foreign reporting
New York Times correspondent Lydia Polgreen, for coverage of conflict in Darfur
George Polk Award for network television reporting
NBC Nightly News senior investigative correspondent Lisa Myers and producer Adam Ciralsky, for investigation of $70 million Army defense contract
George Polk Award for military reporting
Hartford Courant reporters Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman, for "Mentally Unfit, Forced to Fight"
George Polk Award for medical reporting
Robert Little, national correspondent for The Sun of Baltimore, for "Dangerous Remedy"
George Polk Award for environmental reporting
Los Angeles Times reporters Kenneth R. Weiss and Usha Lee McFarling, for "Altered Oceans"
George Polk Award for business reporting
The Wall Street Journal reporters Charles Forelle, James Bandler and Mark Maremont, who exposed the practice of backdating of stock-option awards for executives
George Polk Award for national reporting
The Oregonian's Jeff Kosseff, Bryan Denson and Les Zaitz, for uncovering failure of a multibillion-dollar federal program that was supposed to advance employment for people with severe disabilities.
George Polk Award for metropolitan reporting
Debbie Cenziper of The Miami Herald, for exposé of Miami-Dade Housing Agency
The George Polk Award for local reporting
Staff of Lakefront Outlook, for investigation of the $19.5-million Harold Washington Cultural Center and Third Ward Alderman Dorothy Tillman
George Polk Award for political reporting
Ray Ring, northern Rockies editor for High Country News, for revealing the source of referendum campaigns against land-use regulations in six Western states
The George Polk Award for radio reporting
Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California-Berkeley, American Public Media and Living on Earth, for "Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet"
The award-winning reports are available online at www.liu.edu/polk.
The Long Island University Public Radio Network will broadcast the George Polk Awards
Seminar and Awards Luncheon live on 88.3 WLIU FM/ 88.1 WCWP FM and at www.wliu.org.
On Wednesday April 11, the annual George Polk Awards Seminar will host a reception at 6 p.m. and a panel discussion at 7 p.m., with director Spike Lee and New York Times reporter Lydia Polgreen exploring the topic, "Illuminating Catastrophe: Covering New Orleans and Darfur." The Journalism Department of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus is the sponsor of the event, which will take place at Bloomberg Headquarters at 731 Lexington Avenue, between 58th and 59th streets, in Manhattan.
The George Polk Awards Seminar is free and open to the public but reservations are required. No reservations can be accepted after April 3.
On Thursday, April 12, Long Island University will present the George Polk Awards Luncheon at The Roosevelt Hotel, located at 45 East 45th St., at the corner of Madison Avenue in Manhattan. A poster exhibit displaying work by the award winners will begin at 11 a.m., and the luncheon and awards presentations will begin at noon. A limited number of tickets are available.
For reservations to attend the Seminar and for tickets to the Awards Luncheon, please contact the Long Island University Department of Special Events at (516) 299-3298 or by e-mailing jeanette.morales@liu.edu.
George Polk Awards
Ranked among America's most coveted journalism honors, the George Polk Awards have been administered by Long Island University since 1949. They memorialize CBS correspondent George W. Polk, who was slain covering the civil war in Greece in 1948. A committee of jurors made up of University faculty members and alumni select the winners from entries submitted by journalists and news organizations as well as nominations made by a panel of journalists and editors, including a number of former winners.
Long Island University
Entering its eighth decade of providing access to the American dream through excellence in higher education, Long Island University is a multicampus, diverse, doctoral institution of higher learning. One of the largest and most comprehensive universities in the country, it offers more than 600 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and certificates, and educates more than 18,600* credit-seeking students in Brooklyn, Brookville (C.W. Post), Southampton, Riverhead, Brentwood, Rockland and Westchester.
The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences prepares students for successful careers in the fields of pharmacy and health care. The Global
College of Long Island University, (formerly the Friends World Program), offers a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China, Costa Rica, Japan and South Africa.
Long Island University's more than 650 full-time faculty members provide outstanding instruction, which is supplemented by internships and cooperative education opportunities. The accomplishments of more than 162,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of its mission - providing the highest level of education to people from all walks of life. The University's NCAA Division I and II athletic teams, nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and Long Island University Public Radio Network (WLIU-FM and WCWP-FM) provide enrichment for its students and the communities it serves.
*This number includes high school students enrolled in one or more degree-credit courses.
The Brooklyn Campus is distinguished by…
dynamic curricula reflecting the great urban community it serves. Distinctive programs encompass the arts and media, natural sciences, business, social policy, urban education, the health professions and pharmacy, and include the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, the Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics, the D.P.T. in Physical Therapy and the Pharm.D. in Pharmacy. A vibrant urban oasis in downtown Brooklyn, this diverse and thriving campus offers academic excellence, personalized attention, small class size and flexible course schedules. In 2005, the Campus opened a new performing arts complex, which includes the 320-seat Kumble Theater, and in 2006, a $45 million Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center, both of which serve the Campus and the community.
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