The New York Times on Monday won three George Polk awards, including two for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Long Island University, the home of the journalism awards, announced the winners in 13 categories, which were selected from 497 submissions of work done in 2023.
This year is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Polk Awards, which will be celebrated with an event in April inviting all past recipients.
Sixteen will be honored as George Polk career laureates, including Dean Baquet, a former New York Times executive editor; Nikole Hannah-Jones, a staff writer at The Times Magazine; Christiane Amanpour, the CNN chief international correspondent; and the former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron.
The awards are named for the CBS journalist George Polk, who was killed in 1948 while covering the Greek civil war.
Persons:
George Polk, ” John Darnton, Dean Baquet, Nikole Hannah, Jones, Christiane Amanpour, Martin Baron
Organizations:
New York Times, Monday, Long Island University, Polk, Times Magazine, CNN, Washington Post, CBS
Locations:
Israel, Ukraine