Join The George Polk Awards of Long Island University in partnership with Center for Communication, Inc. for a panel discussion with winners of the 73rd annual George Polk Awards who provided groundbreaking reporting on the COVID pandemic.
Thursday, April 8, 2021 | 6 – 7:30 p.m. ET
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David Culver, CNN
Winner of the Polk Award for Foreign Reporting for groundbreaking early reporting from Wuhan, China, on the outbreak of the pandemic -
Helen Branswell, STAT
Winner of the Polk Award for Public Service for relentless reporting on the progression of the pandemic for the medical news site STAT -
Ed Yong, The Atlantic
Winner of the Polk Award for Science Reporting, for his searching analysis of the U.S. response to COVID-19 and “How the Pandemic Defeated America” -
Laurie Garrett, Moderator
Acclaimed medical journalist, author of the prophetic book “The Coming Plague,” and two-time winner of a Polk Award
Event is free of charge and open to the public. The panel discussion on Zoom will be followed by a Q&A session.