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We Honor
Outstanding Journalism...
New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks in Libya
Photo credit: John Moore/Getty Images
We Honor
Outstanding Journalism...
New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks in Libya
Photo credit: John Moore/Getty Images
Intrepid Reporting...
The Forbidden Stories consortium continues the work of murdered journalists like Mexico's Regina Martinez
Photo credit: Alberto Morales Garcia/Forbidden Stories
Intrepid Reporting...
The Forbidden Stories consortium continues the work of murdered journalists like Mexico's Regina Martinez
Photo credit: Alberto Morales Garcia/Forbidden Stories
Powerful Photography...
Fearing an attack in Gaza, Palestinian children search the sky
Photo credit: Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times
Powerful Photography...
Fearing an attack in Gaza, Palestinian children search the sky
Photo credit: Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times
In-depth Articles...
An investigation of the causes, course and aftermath of the January 6 attack
Photo credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post
In-depth Articles...
An investigation of the causes, course and aftermath of the January 6 attack
Photo credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post
Exposés...
Pittsburg Post-Gazette and ProPublica reveal dangers of faulty sleep apnea machines
Photo credit: Ben Braun/The Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Exposés...
Pittsburg Post-Gazette and ProPublica reveal dangers of faulty sleep apnea machines
Photo credit: Ben Braun/The Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Investigations...
Examination of sources and effects of deadly particulate pollutants
Photo credit: Larry C. Price/Undark Magazine
Investigations...
Examination of sources and effects of deadly particulate pollutants
Photo credit: Larry C. Price/Undark Magazine
Significant Enterprise...
Luke Mogelson writes about daily life in the Ukrainian trenches
Photo credit: Maxim Dondyuk/The New Yorker
Significant Enterprise...
Luke Mogelson writes about daily life in the Ukrainian trenches
Photo credit: Maxim Dondyuk/The New Yorker
Submit Nominations for 2025 Calendar year by January 8
Submit Nominations for 2025 Calendar year by January 8
THE GEORGE POLK AWARDS AT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
For 76 years, LIU has been the proud home of the George Polk Awards in Journalism, the first major award of its kind to recognize reporting across all media. This prestigious honor focuses on the intrepid, bold, and influential work of the reporters themselves, placing a premium on investigative work that is original, resourceful, and thought-provoking. Among the many journalism greats who are Polk laureates are Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Christiane Amanpour, I.F. Stone, Isabel Wilkerson, James Baldwin, Russell Baker, Norman Mailer, Seymour Hersh, and more.
POLK SEMINAR
April 9, 2026
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Kumble Theater
LIU Brooklyn
RECEPTION and LUNCHEON
April 10, 2026
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Reception & Exhibition
11:45 AM – 2 PM
Luncheon & Awards Ceremony
Cipriani 42nd Street
110 E 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017
The Sydney H. Schanberg Prize
Awarded annually by George Polk judges for exceptional long-form investigative or enterprise journalism. Articles must be at least 5,000 words in length and represent highly distinguished, deep coverage of armed conflicts; local, state or Federal government corruption; military injustice; war crimes, genocide or sedition; or authoritarian government abuses. The prize honors the legendary New York Times and Newsday reporter/columnist and is funded by his widow, Jane Freiman Schanberg.
Submission detailsHonoring Intrepid Reporters
The George Polk awards are conferred annually to honor special achievement in journalism. Winners are chosen from newspapers, magazines, television, radio and online news organizations. Judges place a premium on investigative work that is original, requires digging and resourcefulness, and brings results.
Legacy of George Polk
In May 1948, while covering the civil war in Greece between the authoritarian government and the communists, CBS correspondent George Polk's body turned up floating in a bay, hands and feet bound, shot at point-blank range in the head.
About Submissions
Attn: Ralph Engelman
The George Polk Awards
Ralph.Engelman@liu.edu