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Blogger Wins Award, Vindication

Talking Points Memo founder captures Polk Award

By Laila Weir,  Newser User

Posted Feb 25, 2008 1:00 PM CST

(Newser) – The blogosphere is rejoicing in the news that “local boy” Joshua Micah Marshall garnered a George Polk Award for legal reporting. Marshall's Talking Points Memo blog is the first Internet-only operation to win the award, and many bloggers see that as validation, reports the...   Read full story »

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