George Polk Award winner Ron Farrow at the New York award ceremony right now, accompanied by his mother Mia Farrow. He won for his excellent Harvey Weinstein coverage for the New Yorker.
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George Polk Awards
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The official Twitter account of the George Polk Awards in Journalism, the first major award of its kind to recognize reporting across all media.
- Polk Award for Science Reporting: Ed Yong of the Atlantic for his clear and insightful analysis of the spread of Covid and the failed efforts to bring it under control. @Edyong209
- George Polk Special Award: David Ignatius and Karen Attiah of the Washington Post for holding Saudi Arabian accountable for the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi. #khashoggi
- Congratulations to the Polk Award Winners! @jodikantor and @mega2e of The New York Times and @RonanFarrow of The New Yorker win the National Reporting Award for exposing the decades-long sexual predation of the movie producer Harvey Weinstein and the campaign to cover it up.
- Congratulations to the Polk Award Winners! The staff of @nytimes and the staff of @washingtonpost win a Special Award for uncovering connections between Trump campaign officials and well-connected Russians that gave rise to the Mueller investigation.
- Polk Award for Public Service: Helen Branswell of STAT for relentlessly covering all aspects of the pandemic through works dating back as early as Dec. 31, 2019 that became required reading for medical experts. @HelenBranswell
- Polk Award for Justice Reporting: Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald for “Perversion of Justice,” detailing the secret deal sparing a wealthy sexual predator from prison time. #justice
- Polk Award for Political Reporting: David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of The New York Times for tying Donald Trump’s wealth to an inheritance and tax avoidance. #donaldtrump
- Polk Award for Financial Reporting: Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig and Mike McIntire of The New York Times for accessing and analyzing a trove of Donald Trump’s income tax information, providing insight into why he went to great lengths to hide it from the public view.
- Polk Award for Business Reporting: Ryan Mac and Craig Silverman of BuzzFeed for a series demonstrating how Facebook exposes the public to disinformation, fraud and violence. @RMac18 @Craigsilverman
- Congratulations to the Polk Winners! @elspethreeve Elle Reeve of VICE News won the National Television Reporting Award for her up-close coverage of protests in Charlottesville that probed the motivations and tactics of white nationalists behind the rally that turned deadly.
- Congratulations to the Polk Winners! @McCrummenWaPo and @bethreinhard of The Washington Post won the Political Reporting Award for digging into the past of U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore to disclose accounts of sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl and his pursuit of other girls.
- George Polk Special Award: Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times and contributors to “The 1619 Project,” published on the 400th anniversary of the advent of American slavery, explored role of slavery in history and its enduring effects in contemporary American society.
- Polk Award for Medical Reporting: Dan Diamond of Politico for revealing accounts of the Trump administration’s interference with the CDC and other sources of medical and scientific expertise. @ddiamond