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As a result of the investigation, families received closure, officials implemented sweeping changes and lawmakers vowed to introduce state legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 George Polk Awards announcement notes, \u201cthe medical school ended the practice after reporters shared detailed findings ahead of their reports on <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em> and NBCNews.com.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so proud of our team, which has been relentless in its search for the hidden truth, poring over thousands of pages of documents, emails and data obtained through hard-fought public records requests. Because of their tenacity, these injustices have finally been revealed and have provided families of the victims some long overdue answers,\u201d said Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News President of Editorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Hixenbaugh, Jon Schuppe, Liz Kreutz and the late Susan Carroll are the recipients of the award, led by managing editor Julie Shapiro and senior producer Michelle Melnick. Reporters included Anagilmara Vilchez of Noticias Telemundo and Tyler Kingkade of NBCNews.com, and producers included Alexa Keyes and Mary Godie of <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The George Polk Awards were established in 1949 by Long Island University to commemorate George Polk, a CBS correspondent murdered in 1948 while covering the Greek civil war. The awards, which place a premium on investigative and enterprising reporting that gains attention and achieves results, are conferred annually to honor special achievement in journalism. The latest winners were selected from 493 submissions of work that appeared in print, online or on television or radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News\u2019 \u201cDealing the Dead\u201d investigation was also named a finalist for the 2025 ASME National Magazine Awards this past week. 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