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Sydney Schanberg

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American journalist (1934-2016)

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Sydney Hillel Schanberg was an American journalist who was best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two George Polk awards, two Overseas Press Club awards, and the Sigma Delta Chi prize for distinguished journalism.

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1992Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award
1976Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
1974George Polk Award
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award

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Sydney Hillel Schanberg was an American journalist who was best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two George Polk awards, two Overseas Press Club awards, and the Sigma Delta Chi prize for distinguished journalism. Schanberg was portrayed by Sam Waterston in the 1984 film The Killing Fields based on the experiences of Schanberg and the Cambodian journalist Dith Pran in Cambodia.

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United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2016 · aged 82
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