Here’s the list of journalists who start judging the Pulitzer Prizes today
Today at Columbia University in New York, deliberations begin to determine which works of American journalism published last year are deserving of Pulitzer Prizes, the most coveted award in news. The list of journalists who sit on the Pulitzer nominating juries is supposed to be kept secret until the awards are unveiled, but we’ve obtained 44 of their names, along with titles and affiliations, which we’ve published below. (It’s likely an incomplete list: Last year, 77 people sat on the nominating juries for journalism Pulitzers.)
“We regard any jury list as confidential and do not condone its release,” Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzers, said last night by email.
The nominating juries convening today are supposed to pick three finalists in each of their respective categories. The winners are selected by the Pulitzer board, whose names are public. Most winners get $10,000 and bragging rights in the clubby world of US newsrooms.
The journalism Pulitzers are open to newspapers and online-only news sites (like Quartz, though we didn’t enter). Magazines, radio stations, and TV shows aren’t eligible. Pulitzers are also awarded for the arts, through a separate judging process.
(Quartz last month published the confidential list of people attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Got another list that merits publishing? Please feel free to get in touch.)
Partial list of jurors for the journalism Pulitzers
★‘s denote previous Pulitzer winners
David Rohde ★
Columnist and reporter
Reuters
Amy Ellis Nutt ★
Staff writer
The Star-Ledger
Carol M. Stark
Editor
The Joplin Globe
Traci Bauer
VP digital strategy and development
The (Rochester, New York) Democrat and Chronicle
Thomas E Franklin
Multimedia and video producer, staff photographer
The (Bergen County, New Jersey) Record and Herald
Rachel Smolkin
Deputy managing editor
Politico
Kevin Merida
Managing editor
The Washington Post
George Rodrigue ★
VP/Managing editor
The Dallas Morning News
Jan Touney
Executive editor
Quad-City Times
Cate Barron
VP of content
PA Media group
Steve Breen ★
Editorial cartoonist
San Diego Union-Tribune
Roy Gutman ★
Europe bureau chief
McClatchy Newspapers
Ellen Nimmons
Assistant international editor
Associated Press
Jill Williams
Deputy managing editor, features, entertainment, and new products
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
David Joyner
VP content
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Walter V. Robinson
Professor of journalism
Northeastern University
Paul Cheung
Global interactive editor
Associated Press
Rick Hirsch
Managing Editor
The Miami Herald
Peter Bhatia
Editor
The Oregonian
Paul Anger
Editor and publisher
Detroit Free Press
Paul D’Ambrosio
Director, news and investigations
Asbury Park Press
Laura Amico
CEO and editor
Glass Eye Media and Homicide Watch
Mary Jordan ★
Editor
The Washington Post Live
Shawn McIntosh
Deputy managing editor
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mark Lorando
Director of metro content
The (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Picayune
Ziva Branstetter
Enterprise editor
Tulsa World
George Getschow
Writer in residence
The Mayboro Graduate Institute of Journalism
Raju Narisetti
Deputy managing editor
Wall Street Journal/Head of WSJ Digital Network
Mark E. Russell
Editor
The Orlando Sentinel
Lincoln Millstein
Executive vice president
Hearst Newspapers
Sherry Chisenhall
Editor
The Wichita Eagle
Randy Lovely
Senior VP/News and audience development
Republic Media, The Arizona Republic
John Hassell
VP of content
Advance Digital
Gary Putka
US team leader, projects and investigations
Bloomberg
Kevin Dale
News director
The Denver Post
Bob Davis
Editor
The Anniston Star
Greg Borowski
Senior editor, projects and investigations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Barbara Davidson ★
Staff photographer
Los Angeles Times
Joshua Benton
Director, Nieman Journalism Lab
Harvard University
David Calloway
Editor in chief
USA Today
Nancy Barnes
Editor
The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune
Kathleen Best
Managing editor
The Seattle Times
Mike Wilson
Managing editor
Tampa Bay Times
Judy Walgren
Director of photography
San Francisco Chronicle
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