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Sydney Schanberg

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Sydney Schanberg
Born
Sydney Hillel Schanberg

(1934-01-17)January 17, 1934
DiedJuly 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 82)
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
OccupationJournalist
SpouseJane Freiman[1]

Sydney Hillel Schanberg (January 17, 1934 – July 9, 2016) was an American journalist. He was best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia. He has been the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his reporting on the war.

Schanberg died on July 9, 2016 in Poughkeepsie, New York on July 9, 2016 from a heart attack, aged 82.[2]

References

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  1. "About the Author — Sydney Schanberg". Beyond the Killing Fields. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. "Sydney H. Schanberg Is Dead at 82; Former Times Correspondent Chronicled Terror of 1970s Cambodia". The New York Times. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.