Piotr Pytlakowski | |
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Piotr Pytlakowski | |
Born | ca. 1951 Warsaw, Poland |
Nationality | Polish |
Education | Institute of Journalism at the University of Warsaw |
Employer(s) | Gazeta Wyborcza Życie Warszawy Życie |
Parent(s) | Jerzy Pytlakowski and Sabina née Wiernik |
Piotr Pytlakowski (born 1951 in Warsaw) is a Polish journalist and screenwriter, from 1997 associated with the weekly "Polityka". [1] [2] [3]
He is the son of Jerzy Pytlakowski and Sabina née Wiernik (1918–1990). His mother came from a Jewish family.
He completed an extramural professional study of political science for journalist at the Institute of Journalism at the University of Warsaw. He worked, among others in " Gazeta Wyborcza ", " Życie Warszawy ", " Życie ", and since 1997 he has been associated with the weekly " Polityka ", where he handles with investigative journalism and criminal issues.
He won the Grand Press laureate in the "investigative journalism" category in 1999.
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