AP's Matt Apuzzo, colleagues win Polk Award for uncovering controversial CIA, NYPD collaboration
Today's announcement of the 2011 George Polk Awards in Journalism winners included Associated Press reporter Matt Apuzzo and colleagues Adam Goldman, Chris Hawley and Eileen Sullivan for their work uncovering the CIA's controversial collaboration with the New York Police Department in targeting the Muslim community.
The operations, conducted with advice and guidance from the Central Intelligence Agency, were secret until the AP series. The AP reporters documented how the NYPD assigned "rakers" and "mosque crawlers" to ethnic neighborhoods, infiltrating everything from booksellers and cafes to Muslim places of worship. The stories renewed debate over how far government should go and what tactics it should use to prevent another major terrorist attack in the United States.
Apuzzo appeared on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" the day after the team's first story broke, and has visited several times since to provide updates.
Here is a look at Apuzzo's first appearance on "Countdown," and you can click here to see more videos and transcripts of subsequent interviews and updates. You can also find all of Apuzzo and his team's coverage at ap.org/nypd.
