Polk Death Highlighted by Harper Article Coverage
The December 1947 death of George Polk is discussed as a consequence of his fair reporting on Greece. The piece notes CBS rejected a Greek ambassador protest and continued Polk's broadcasts to inform American readers with both sides of the conflict between Fascist and Communist forces.
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Harper’s Magazine
George Polk
Greece
Columbia Broadcasting System
Polk
CBS
Harper’s
America
Rea Polk Portraits of aFuture Foreign Correspondent
Mrs. Rea Polk wife of George Polk Greek based CBS foreign correspondent who died in Salonika Bay in May returns to America to study at Barnard and Columbia explore journalism. She arrives June 28 1948 at LaGuardia and plans to make New York City home while continuing journalism training at Columbia and Barnard.
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Rea Polk
George Polk
Greece
Columbia Broadcasting System
Salonika Bay
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America
Barnard College
Columbia
School of Journalism
Bulletin
Bea Coconis
Alexandria
Egypt
Cairo
Mrs. Polk
English Girls College
Rea
TV Airlines
Salonika
United States of America
New York City
Barnard
Hewitt Hall
George Polk a CBS Correspondent Born in Fort Worth
The obituary recalls George Polk born October 17 1913 in Fort Worth Texas. He studied at Virginia Military Institute University of Alaska and Shanghai Evening Post before joining CBS News and Newsweek. Polk served as Navy lieutenant commander earning a Presidential unit citation for Guadalcanal and was murdered in Greece last May triggering wide investigations by U S news organizations.
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George Polk
CBS
Fort Worth
Texas
Virginia Military Institute
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Polk
Alaska
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
California
China
Shanghai Evening Post
Japan
New York Herald Tribune
Newsweek
Solomons
Tanambogo
Guadalcanal
Greece
Columbia Broadcasting System
The
Newspaper Guild
Overseas Press Association
John Donovan
Barnard College Bulletin Notice and Staff Roll
Barnard Bulletin weekly publication details for Barnard College students. It lists editors Ruth Aney Marilyn Karmason Esther Mendelsohn and others, staff roles including advertising manager Lois Campaine and circulation staff, with dates and postal notices.
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Ruth Aney
Marilyn Karmason
Esther J. Mendelssohn
Joan Houston
Myra Koh
Marlies Wolf Jean DE Santo
Norine McDonough
Mary Burchell
Ann Terry
Margaret DE
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Middle East
Homer Bigart
Herald Tribune
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Mr. Bigart
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Far East
War Service
Barnard Bulletin
New York NY
Elizabeth Aschner
Esther Jones
Laura Pienkn
Adele Robak
Marilyn Rosenthal
Lucille Wolf
Amelia Coleman
Gloria Hillman
Sally Langley
Barrie Talt
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