Lydia Polgreen
Lydia Polgreen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lydia Frances Polgreen 1975 |
| Status | domstic partnership |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit | The New York Times |
| Spouse | Candace Feit |
Lydia Frances Polgreen (born 1975) is an American journalist who has been the West Africa bureau chief of The New York Times, based in Dakar, Senegal, since 2005[1].
Ms. Polgreen graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2000. One of her professors there was Ari L. Goldman[2].
In 2006, Ms. Polgreen was awarded a George Polk Award, awarded annual by Long Island University, in foreign reporting for her coverage of ethnic violence in Sudan's Darfur region.
Personal
Ms. Polgreen's partner is Candace Feit[3], a photojournalist who contributes to the Times.
Notes
- ^ Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Alumni Journal. Winter 2005. Accessed 20 February 2007.
- ^ Ari L. Goldman - Students
- ^ "From Pampered to Primordial: A Delta Journey." The New York Times, 18 March 2007.
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