Polk Award Winners: Terrence McCoy

Published: April 28, 2023, 1:46 p.m.

b'Terrence McCoy is The Washington Post\'s Rio de Janeiro Bureau Chief. He won the George Polk award for his series "The Amazon, Undone" on the illegal and often violent exploitation of the rainforest.\\n\\u201cWhen I first got to Brazil, the Amazon was an arena of mystique. But after you spend a fair amount of time in the Amazon, it becomes quite clear what the struggle is\\u2014and how human that struggle is.\\u201d\\nThis is the last in a week-long series of conversations with winners of this year\'s\\xa0George Polk Awards in Journalism.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'