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.
Visiting Professional
Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University
Dean
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University
Director
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Senior Vice President (Retired)
Freedom Forum/Newseum
Professor
University of North Texas
Dean
Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University
CEO and Executive Director
American Press Institute
Founder
Empyrean Group
Vice President and General Manager
WCPO
Assistant Managing Editor
ProPublica
Vice President
The 19th
Retired
KCBS Radio
Associate Professor
Department of Communication and Media, Samford University
Executive Editor
YR Media
Washington Bureau Chief (Retired)
The E.W. Scripps Company
NPR (Retired)
Founder
Cross Media Development
Director
Roy Howard Community Journalism Center
Director
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
Founder
Stylebot
Professor
Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
Executive Producer
NPR
Professor
Southern Methodist University
Consultant
Center for Community News
Investigative Reporter
Tampa Bay Times
Editor in-Chief
CalMatters
Executive Editor & Professor
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University
Associate Professor
Whitworth University
Director, Journalism and Media
MacArthur Foundation
Investigations Editor
Business Insider
Dean & Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina
Managing Editor
The Dispatch
Dean
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Executive Editor
Inside Climate News
Dean
Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Senior Lecturer
University of Florida
Dean
School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, Florida A&M University
Sr. Vice President & Chair
Craig Newmark Center for Ethics & Leadership, The Poynter Institute
VP, Group Editor/Opinion + Standards & Ethics
Gannett
Eberly Professor of Practice in Journalism / Director of the News Lab
Penn State University
Editor in Chief
Signal Cleveland
Founder/Director
Next Generation Radio (NPR)
Executive Director
Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, Morehouse College
President
International Center for Journalists
Investigations Editor
Defector Media
Associate Professor of the Practice in Computational Journalism
Boston University
Author
Director
Institute for Public Service Reporting
Director of Opinion and Engagement
USA Today Network Tennessee
Executive Editor-in-Chief
Honolulu Civil Beat
Associate Professor
Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media, Florida International University
Executive editor
Gannett
Photographer
Salisbury Daily Times
Dir of Collaborative & Rural Initiatives
Institute for Nonprofit News
Assistant Director
Center for Environmental Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
Executive Director
Friends of the Everglades
Reporter/Anchor
CBS News Miami
Program Coordinator/Professor of Practice
Wake Forest University
Former Investigations Chief
Wall Street Journal
Professional In Residence
Kent State University
Staff Photographer
Getty Images
Local Executive Editor
The Washington Post
Reporter
Ohio Capital Journal
Independent Investigative Journalist and Editor
Founder/Executive Producer
Rock Creek Sound
Professor Emeritus
Missouri School of Journalism