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Romenesko Misc.
The George Polk Awards memorialize the CBS correspondent who was murdered while covering the civil war in Greece in 1948. The awards rank among America's most prized honors in journalism. The winners are:
Career Award -- Frederick Wiseman
International Reporting -- Cam Simpson and photographer Jose More, Chicago Tribune
Television Reporting -- Brian Ross and Richard Esposito, ABC News
National Reporting -- Dana Priest, Washington Post
Foreign Reporting -- Joe Stephens and David B. Ottaway, Washington Post
Commentary -- Frank Rich, New York Times
Business Reporting -- Barry Meier, New York Times
Metropolitan Reporting -- New Orleans Times-Picayune
Justice Reporting -- Jerry Mitchell, Clarion-Ledger
Health Reporting -- David Evans, Michael Smith and Liz Willen, Bloomberg News
Political Reporting -- Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer, Copley News Service; Dean Calbreath, San Diego Union-Tribune
Local Reporting -- Adam Clay Thompson, San Francisco Bay Guardian
Book Award -- Victor S. Navasky
Radio Reporting -- JoAnn Mar