| The prestige of
the George Polk Award has grown through the years with the list
of winners, which follows, with the most recent first (1979-1970). [1979] [1978] [1977] [1974] [1973] [1972] [1971] [1970] |
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1979 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | John Kifner, The New York Times | |
| National Reporting | Brian Donovan, Bob Wyrick, Stuart Diamond, Newsday | |
| Regional Reporting | Jim Adams, Jim Detjen, The Louisville Courier-Journal | |
| Metropolitan Reporting | Walt Bogdanich, Walter Johns Jr., The Cleveland Press | |
| Local Reporting | Ed Petykiewicz, The Saginaw News | |
| Documentary | Jack Willis, Saul Landau, "Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang" - New Time Films, Inc. | |
| National Television Reporting | WRC-TV, Washington, D.C. "Hairdryers: The Hidden Danger" | |
| Foreign Television Reporting | Ed Bradley, "60 Minutes," CBS News | |
| Political Reporting | Jack Newfield, The Village Voice | |
| Commentary | "Notes and Comments," Talk of the Town, The New Yorker | |
| Book | William Shawcross, "Sideshow" | |
| News Photography | United Press International, "Firing Squad"-Name Witheld | |
| Special Interest Reporting | Wilbert Rideau, Billy Sinclair The Angolite (Louisana State Prison) | |
| Career Award | Alden Whitman, The New York Times | |
1978 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | John F. Burns, John Darnton, Michael T. Kaufman, The New York Times | |
| National Reporting | Ronald Kessler, The Washington Post | |
| Local Reporting | The Dallas Times Herald | |
| Public Service Reporting | Jane Shoemaker, Thomas Ferrick, Jr., William Ecenbarger, The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| Regional Reporting | Southern Exposure | |
| Educational Reporting | The Chronicle of Higher Education | |
| Television Reporting | Don Harris, Bob Brown (Posthumously), NBC News | |
| Film Documentary | "Scared Straight," Golden West Television Productions | |
| News Photography | Eddie Adams, The Associated Press | |
| Commentary | Russell Baker, The New York Times | |
| Career Award | Richard S. Salant, CBS News | |
1977 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | Robert C. Toth, The Los Angeles Times | |
| National Reporting | Walter Pincus, The Washington Post | |
| Local Reporting | Len Ackland, The Des Moines Register | |
| Magazine Reporting | Daniel Lang, The New Yorker Local Radio, Television | |
| Reporting | John Stossel, WCBS News | |
| Science Reporting | The New England Journal of Medicine | |
| Criticism | Peter S. Prescott, Newsweek | |
| Commentary | Red Smith, The New York Times | |
| Editorial Cartoons | Jeff MacNelly, The Richmond News Leader | |
| News Photography | Eddie Adams, The Associated Press | |
| Career Award | Carey McWilliams, former editor, The Nation | |
(No Awards were presented for 1975 and 1976) |
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1974 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | Donald Kirk, The Chicago Tribune | |
| National Reporting | Seymour M. Hersh, The New York Times | |
| Metropolitan Reporting | Richard Severo, The New York Times | |
| Community Service | William E. Anderson, Harley R. Bierce, Richard C. Cady, The Indianapolis Star | |
| Magazine Reporting | Edward M. Brecher, Robert H. Harris, Consumer Reports | |
| Television Documentary | "White Paper," "And Who Shall Feed This World?" NBC News | |
| News Photography | Werner Baum, Deutsche Presse-Agentur | |
| Book | Mary Adelaide Mendelson, "Tender Loving Greed" | |
| Special Award | Sydney H. Schanberg, The New York Times | |
1973 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | Henry S. Bradsher, The Washington Star-News | |
| National Reporting | Andrew H. Malcolm, The New York Times | |
| Metropolitan Reporting | James Savage and Mike Baxter, The Miami Herald | |
| Local Reporting | Carol Talley, Joan Hayde, The Daily Advance (Dover, N.J.) | |
| Community Service | William Sherman, New York Daily News | |
| Investigative Reporting | Seymour Hersh, The New York Times | |
| Magazine Reporting | John Osborn, The New Republic | |
| Television Reporting | Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Affairs Center for Television | |
| Television Documentary | Jeremy Isaacs, "The World at War" Thames Television (London, England) | |
| News Photography | George Brich, The Associated Press | |
| Book | David Wise, "The Politics of Lying - Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power" Secrecy, and Power" | |
| Special Award | Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele, The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
1972 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | Jean Thoraval, Jean Leclerc du Sablon, Agence France-Presse | |
| National Reporting | Carl Bernstein, Robert Woodward, The Washington Post | |
| Metopolitan Reporting | Joseph Martin, Martin McLaughlin, James Ryan, New York Daily News | |
| Local Reporting | Doris Ellen Olsten, Santa Maria (Calif.) Times | |
| Community Service | Ronald Kessler, The Washington Post | |
| Investigative Reporting | Jean Heller, The Associated Press | |
| Magazine Reporting | Frances FitzGerald, The New Yorker | |
| Television Reporting | Jim McKay, American Broadcasting Company | |
| Television News-Documenta | "60 Minutes," CBS News, and "First Tuesday," NBC News | |
| News Photography | Huynh Cong Ut, The Associated Press | |
| Book | Sanford J. Ungar, "The Papers & The Papers" | |
| Special Award | Lesley Oelsner, The New York Times | |
1971 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | Sydney H. Schanberg, The New York Times | |
| National Reporting | The New York Times | |
| Metropolitan Reporting | Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele, The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| Education Reporting | Joseph Lelyveld, The New York Times | |
| Public Service | Frances Cerra, Newsday | |
| Magazine Reporting | Ross Terrill, The Atlantic Monthly | |
| Television Documentary | Peter Davis, Perry Wolff, Roger Mudd, CBS News | |
| Television Reporting | Phil Brady, NBC News | |
| News Photography | Horst Faas, Michel Laurent, The Associated Press | |
| Criticism | Richard Harwood, The Washington Post | |
| Book | Erik Barnouw, "The History of Broadcasting in the United States" | |
1970 (top of page) |
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| Foreign Reporting | Gloria Emerson, The New York Times | |
| National Reporting | The Knight Newspapers | |
| Metropolitan Reporting | Richard Oliver, New York Daily News | |
| Community Service | Karl Grossman, Long Island Press | |
| Editorials | James E. Clayton, The Washington Post | |
| Magazine Reporting | The Washington Monthly | |
| Television Reporting | Alan M. Levin, National Educational Television (NET) | |
| Freedom of The Press Award | Walter Cronkite and "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" | |
| News Photography | John Darnell, John Foli and Howard Ruffner, Life Magazine | |
| Criticism | Pauline Kael, The New Yorker | |
| Book | Otto Friedrich, "Decline and Fall" | |
| Special Award | I.F. Stone | |
