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NEW YORK (Feb. 24, 2021) – Long Island University (LIU) has announced the winners of the 73rd annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, honoring journalists in 18 categories for their reporting in 2020. Almost half of the awardees won for reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, which dominated the judging process, accounting for one quarter of all submissions. This year saw a record total of 592 entries, work that appeared in print, online or on television or radio and was nominated by news organizations and individuals or recommended by a national panel of advisors. “As always, we strive to i...

Richard Tofel to Retire as ProPublica President; Board Launches Search for Successor News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ProPublica announced today that Richard Tofel, its founding general manager and president since 2013, will retire from the company when a successor is in place, and that its Board of Directors has launched a nationwide search to fill the post.  Tofel, who was ProPublica's first employee in 2007, has led the business side of the investigative newsroom since its inception, and is responsible for all of ProPublica's ...

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