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Seminar & Luncheon Information

The George Polk Awards Seminar

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
(Reception 5:30 p.m. - Panel Discussion 6:30 p.m.)

Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn Campus
(Intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Extension in downtown Brooklyn)

"Getting the Unforgettable Story”

Panelists

Jane Mayer, The New Yorker
Winner of the 2011 George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting

May Ying Welsh, Al Jazeera English
Winner of the 2011 George Polk Award for Television Documentary

C.J. Chivers, The New York Times
Winner of the 2011 George Polk Award for Military Reporting

Sara Ganim, The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa.
Winner of the 2011 George Polk Award for Sports Reporting

Moderator

John Darnton
Curator, George Polk Awards in Journalism

The 62nd Annual George Polk Awards Luncheon

Thursday, April 5, 2012
(Poster Exhibit 11 am - Luncheon noon)

The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City

Citation Reader: Lesley Stahl of CBS News' "60 Minutes"

A limited number of tickets are available.

For reservations to attend the George Polk Seminar and for tickets to the George Polk Awards Luncheon, please contact Long Island University's Office of Special Events at (516) 299-3298 or e-mail jeanette.morales@liu.edu.