LIU To Honor Fallen Mideast Reporter With Special Prize
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The judges for Long Island University’s George Polk Awards in Journalism will posthumously award fallen New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid a prize for extraordinary valor for his work in the Middle East.
Shadid, 43, died on Feb. 16 from an apparent asthma attack while reporting in Syria on the uprising against the country’s president. He was returning with smugglers from Syria to Turkey when he collapsed, according to The Times.
“Mr. Shadid was cut from the same cloth as George Polk,” said John Darnton, curator of the George Polk Awards in Journalism. “He was a hero to his colleagues. He believed in getting right to the scene.