2009 Polk Winners interviewed on _Democracy Now!_

The 2009 George Polk Awards were announced on Monday. Two of the winners include reporters featured on Democracy Now!:
Environmental Reporting

Abrahm Lustgarten for documenting the deadly side effects of hydraulic fracturing

Military Reporting

Charlie Reed and others at Stars and Stripes for revealing the Pentagon used PR firm the Rendon Group to profile journalists covering the Afghanistan war
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Oscar Nominees Include Docs on China Earthquake, Burma and Pentagon Papers

Nominations have been announced for the 82nd annual Academy Awards. In the documentary category, three films featured on Democracy Now! in the past year received nods: * China’s Unnatural Disaster * The Most Dangerous Man in America * Burma VJ [...]