Michael Daly, the Daily Beast’s Special Correspondent, has been honored with a prestigious Searchlight Award and described as “the soul and the conscience of New York journalism.”

Daly, 74, was given the honor by the Citizens Union of New York at its annual Gotham Greats event in Manhattan last Wednesday. The award was specially revived by the organization at “a difficult time for journalism” and is named for the former New York radio and television public affairs show, Searchlight.

John Avlon, the former editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast who is chairman of the good government organization, presented the award and described Daly as a true “deadline artist” and the heir to the great tradition of American journalists including the late Jimmy Breslin.

Avlon described journalism as a key p

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