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Polgreen graduated with honors from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in 1997 and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] in 2000. |
Polgreen graduated with honors from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in 1997 and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] in 2000. |
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In 2006, she |
In 2006, she received a [[George Polk Award]] in Foreign Reporting from [[Long Island University]] for her coverage of ethnic violence in the [[Darfur Region]] of [[Sudan]]. |
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In February 2008 she covered the [[Battle of N'Djamena (2008)|Battle of N'Djamena]] in [[Chad]]. |
In February 2008, she covered the [[Battle of N'Djamena (2008)|Battle of N'Djamena]] in [[Chad]]. Some of her work in N’Djamena was illustrated by the French freelance photographer Benedicte Kurzen. |
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In April 2016, she became editorial director of NYT Global for the ''New York Times''.<ref name=":0" /> On December 6, 2016 she left ''The New York Times'' |
In April 2016, she became the editorial director of NYT Global for the ''New York Times''.<ref name=":0" /> On December 6, 2016 she left ''The New York Times'' to replace the founder of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', [[Arianna Huffington]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_us_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b|title=Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post|last=|first=|date=6 December 2016|publisher=|access-date=|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref>, as Editor-In-Chief. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 00:17, 6 May 2017
Lydia Polgreen | |
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| Born | Lydia Frances Polgreen 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | The Huffington Post The New York Times |
| Spouse | Candace Feit |
Lydia Frances Polgreen (born 1975) is a journalist who is the editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post. She was previously the editorial director of NYT Global at The New York Times, and the West Africa bureau chief for the same publication, based in Dakar, Senegal, from 2005-2009. She has won many awards, most recently the Livingston award in 2009.[1] She has also reported from India.[2][3] She was then based in Johannesburg, South Africa where she was The New York Times Johannesburg Bureau Chief.
Biography
Polgreen graduated with honors from St. John's College in 1997 and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2000.
In 2006, she received a George Polk Award in Foreign Reporting from Long Island University for her coverage of ethnic violence in the Darfur Region of Sudan.
In February 2008, she covered the Battle of N'Djamena in Chad. Some of her work in N’Djamena was illustrated by the French freelance photographer Benedicte Kurzen.
In April 2016, she became the editorial director of NYT Global for the New York Times.[4] On December 6, 2016 she left The New York Times to replace the founder of The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington.[4], as Editor-In-Chief.
Personal life
Polgreen is married to Candace Feit, a documentary photographer.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Lydia Polgreen". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ John Koblin (October 21, 2008). "Times' Beijing Bureau Chief Takes On India". The New York Observer. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Photo from AP Photo". Billionaires.forbes.com. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b "Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post". The Huffington Post. 6 December 2016.
- ^ Hicklin, Aaron (2017-03-31), "Lydia Polgreen: Meet the Queer Black Woman Changing Journalism", Out, retrieved 2017-04-06
External links
- Lydia Polgreen on X
- "WEBCAST: LYDIA POLGREEN, NEW NYT NEW DELHI CORRESPONDENT", MARCH 30, 2009
- "Lydia Polgreen, NYT's West Africa bureau chief", Columbia Journalism podcast, 1/7/2009
- "My Foreign Correspondent Hero: Lydia Polgreen", AAUW Dialog, March 13, 2009
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