Since beginning his career on the police beat in Chicago, Hersh has won five George Polk Awards, two National Magazine Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the My Lai massacre in 1969. He’s written eight books, most recently “Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib.” The distinguished list of winners included Tom Brokaw of NBC News and John F. Burns of The New York Times.

Here’s a statement from ICFJ chairman James F. Hoge, Jr.: “Sy Hersh can find the hidden story like no other … Without him, many critiques of policy and policy-makers would never have been part of our public dialogue or history.”

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