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Selecting finalists and winners for the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards each year is a rigorous and meticulous process.

Our judging panel is made up of media thought leaders, seasoned journalists and prominent journalism educators.

After thorough deliberation and evaluation, the panel of judges collaboratively narrowed down hundreds of entries to a select trio of finalists and, ultimately, a singular winner within each of the 12 categories. This intensive vetting process embodies the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards’ dedication to upholding the highest standards of journalistic achievement.

The finalists and winners, chosen through this rigorous process, serve as shining examples of exceptional journalism, setting the benchmark for excellence in the industry and inspiring the next generation of reporters and storytellers to pursue the highest standards of quality and integrity in their work.

Judges for the 72th Scripps Howard journalism Awards include:

 

Andrew Alexander

Visiting Professional

Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University

Battinto Batts

Dean

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University

Kathy Best

Director

The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland

Mary Kay Blake

Senior Vice President (Retired)

Freedom Forum/Newseum

Dorothy Bland

Professor

University of North Texas

David Boardman

Dean

Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University

Michael Bolden

CEO and Executive Director

American Press Institute

Mark Briggs

Founder

Empyrean Group

Jeff Brogan

Vice President and General Manager

WCPO

Talia Buford

Assistant Managing Editor

ProPublica

LaSharah Bunting

Vice President

The 19th

Robert Butler

Retired

KCBS Radio

Michael Clay Carey

Associate Professor

Department of Communication and Media, Samford University

Kathy Chaney

Executive Editor

YR Media

Peter Copeland

Washington Bureau Chief (Retired)

The E.W. Scripps Company

Bill Craven

NPR (Retired)

Sue Cross

Founder

Cross Media Development

Nichole Cyprian

Director

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center

Eddith Dashiell

Director

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University

Laura Davis

Founder

Stylebot

Leonard Downie, Jr.

Professor

Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism

Steve Drummond

Executive Producer

NPR

Valerie Evans

Professor

Southern Methodist University

Todd Franko

Consultant

Center for Community News

Justin Garcia

Investigative Reporter

Tampa Bay Times

Kristen Go

Editor in-Chief

CalMatters

Mark Greenblatt

Executive Editor & Professor

Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University

Kevin Grieves

Associate Professor

Whitworth University

Kathy Im

Director, Journalism and Media

MacArthur Foundation

Esther Kaplan

Investigations Editor

Business Insider

Susan King

Dean & Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina

Rachael Larimore

Managing Editor

The Dispatch

Mark Lodato

Dean

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University

Vernon Loeb

Executive Editor

Inside Climate News

Rafael Lorente

Dean

Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland

Herbert Lowe

Senior Lecturer

University of Florida

Mira Lowe

Dean

School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, Florida A&M University

Kelly McBride

Sr. Vice President & Chair

Craig Newmark Center for Ethics & Leadership, The Poynter Institute

Michael McCarter

VP, Group Editor/Opinion + Standards & Ethics

Gannett

Maggie Messitt

Eberly Professor of Practice in Journalism / Director of the News Lab

Penn State University

Lila Mills

Editor in Chief

Signal Cleveland

Doug Mitchell

Founder/Director

Next Generation Radio (NPR)

Robbie Morganfield

Executive Director

Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, Morehouse College

Sharon Moshavi

President

International Center for Journalists

Diana Moskovitz

Investigations Editor

Defector Media

Maggie Mulvihill

Associate Professor of the Practice in Computational Journalism

Boston University

Sridhar Pappu

Author

Marc Perrusquia

Director

Institute for Public Service Reporting

David Plazas

Director of Opinion and Engagement

USA Today Network Tennessee

Amy Pyle

Executive Editor-in-Chief

Honolulu Civil Beat

Allan Richards

Associate Professor

Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media, Florida International University

Leisa Richardson

Executive editor

Gannett

Lauren Roberts

Photographer

Salisbury Daily Times

Alana Rocha

Dir of Collaborative & Rural Initiatives

Institute for Nonprofit News

Hillary Rosner

Assistant Director

Center for Environmental Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder

Eve Samples

Executive Director

Friends of the Everglades

Larry Seward II

Reporter/Anchor

CBS News Miami

Christopher Sheridan

Program Coordinator/Professor of Practice

Wake Forest University

Michael Siconolfi

Former Investigations Chief

Wall Street Journal

Mizell Stewart III

Professional In Residence

Kent State University

Sarah Stier

Staff Photographer

Getty Images

Jamie Stockwell

Local Executive Editor

The Washington Post

Susan Tebben

Reporter

Ohio Capital Journal

Mc Nelly Torres

Independent Investigative Journalist and Editor

Ellen Weiss

Founder/Executive Producer

Rock Creek Sound

Stacey Woelfel

Professor Emeritus

Missouri School of Journalism