Austin Tice, David Corn win Polk Awards
Long Island University
McClatchy's David Enders and Austin Tice have been awarded the George Polk Award for War Reporting for their work in Syria, Long Island University announced Monday. Tice, a freelancer, has been missing in Syria since last August.
Mother Jones reporter David Corn got an award for "persistent digging and careful negotiation with a source" that led him to publish a video of Mitt Romney appearing to dismiss a large portion of the electorate at a fund-raising dinner, a story that "rocked the nation and perhaps cost Mitt Romney the Presidential election," the awards announcement said. (more...)
McClatchy's David Enders and Austin Tice have been awarded the George Polk Award for War Reporting for their work in Syria, Long Island University announced Monday. Tice, a freelancer, has been missing in Syria since last August.
Mother Jones reporter David Corn got an award for "persistent digging and careful negotiation with a source" that led him to publish a video of Mitt Romney appearing to dismiss a large portion of the electorate at a fund-raising dinner, a story that "rocked the nation and perhaps cost Mitt Romney the Presidential election," the awards announcement said. (more...)