Ο Glenn Greenwald και τρεις άλλοι δημοσιογράφοι που αποκάλυψαν το σκάνδαλο με τις παρακολουθήσεις της NSA, από τα έγγραφα που διέρρευσε ο Edward Snowden κέρδισαν το βραβείο journalismς George Polk για το 2013.
The awards are awarded each year by the University of Long Island for special achievements in journalism, particularly aptly in the research work.
Ο Ewen MacAskill and Laura Poitras, who worked for the publications who uncovered the scandal together with him GreenwaldIn The Guardian, and Barton gellman of The Washington Post were also awarded for their work that came with Snowden's leaks.
Thirty total journalists received awards Polk for 13 different categories. THE Pete Hamill, a former editor of New York Post and the Daily News, won the George Polk Career Award.
