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The Stanford Daily has won a 2022 George Polk Award in Journalism, marking the first time in history that an independent, student-run newspaper has won the prestigious award. Theo Baker ’26, Investigations Editor at The Daily, will be honored with a “Special Award” for his investigation into allegations that research co-authored by University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne contained manipulated images.

https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/20/dai...eb-21-2023

The Polk is a real-deal big journalism award -- you'd rather win the Pulitzer, of course, but Polk is a fine second-best option. In other words: Baker's stuff here is among the most substantive investigative journalism of the year.

Fantastic for Stanford and Baker! Congrats!

Two questions:

What does it mean for MTL? Kind of makes his lame email last week look pretty pathetic.

What does it say for the state of investigative reporting in the US, when a student newspaper wins such a prestigious award?

[cardcrimson]

The Stanford Daily has won a 2022 George Polk Award in Journalism, marking the first time in history that an independent, student-run newspaper has won the prestigious award. Theo Baker ’26, Investigations Editor at The Daily, will be honored with a “Special Award” for his investigation into allegations that research co-authored by University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne contained manipulated images.

https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/20/dai...eb-21-2023

The Polk is a real-deal big journalism award -- you'd rather win the Pulitzer, of course, but Polk is a fine second-best option. In other words: Baker's stuff here is among the most substantive investigative journalism of the year.

Fantastic for Stanford and Baker! Congrats!

Two questions:

What does it mean for MTL? Kind of makes his lame email last week look pretty pathetic.

What does it say for the state of investigative reporting in the US, when a student newspaper wins such a prestigious award?