Lydia Polgreen
Encyclopedia
Lydia Frances Polgreen is an American
journalist who was the West Africa bureau chief of The New York Times
, based in Dakar, Senegal, from 2005-2009.She has won many awards, most recently the Livingston award in 2009. She is currently reporting from India.
in 2000 and St. John's College
in 1997.
In 2006, 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.
In February 2008 she covered the Battle of N'Djamena
in Chad
. The French freelance photographer Benedicte Kurzen illustrates some of her work in N'Djamena.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist who was the West Africa bureau chief of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, based in Dakar, Senegal, from 2005-2009.She has won many awards, most recently the Livingston award in 2009. She is currently reporting from India.
Biography
Polgreen graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
in 2000 and St. John's College
St. John's College, U.S.
St. John's College is a liberal arts college with two U.S. campuses: one in Annapolis, Maryland and one in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Founded in 1696 as a preparatory school, King William's School, the school received a collegiate charter in 1784, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher...
in 1997.
In 2006, Polgreen was awarded a George Polk Award, awarded annual by Long Island University
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
, in foreign reporting for her coverage of ethnic violence in Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
's Darfur
Darfur
Darfur is a region in western Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into three federal states: West Darfur, South Darfur, and North Darfur...
region.
In February 2008 she covered the Battle of N'Djamena
Battle of N'Djamena
The Battle of N'Djamena was a battle between the forces of the revolutionary United Front for Democratic Change and the military of Chad that occurred on 13 April 2006 when rebel forces launched an assault on the capital of Chad in the pre-dawn hours, attempting to overthrow the government of...
in Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
. The French freelance photographer Benedicte Kurzen illustrates some of her work in N'Djamena.
External links
- Journalist's twitter
- "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