Selecting finalists and winners for the Scripps Howard 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 14 categories. This intensive vetting process embodies the Scripps Howard 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
Senior Vice President of Content
Vermont Public
Dean
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University
Executive Editor and Director
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University
Editor
ICT (formerly Indian Country Today)
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
Vice President of Digital Media Insights and Innovation
SmithGeiger Group
Vice President and General Manager
WCPO
Staff Writer
Los Angeles Times
Editor in Chief
The Texas Tribune
Executive Editor
YR Media
President
CBS News
Washington Bureau Chief (Retired)
Scripps News Washington Bureau
Photographer
The Associated Press
NPR (Retired)
Director
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
Founder
Stylebot
EVP & Global Head of Programming
VICE News
Enterprise Reporter
Tampa Bay Times
Executive Producer
NPR
Executive Director
Georgia News Collaborative
Professor
Indiana University
Vice President
News Standards, Scripps News & Court TV, The E.W. Scripps Company
Professor/Chair of the Journalism Department
Elon University
Deputy Editor
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting
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
Deputy National Editor
The New York Times
Former Head of Scripps News
Scripps Networks
Dean
The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University
Vice President
News, The E.W. Scripps Company
Editor in Chief
Signal Cleveland
President
International Center for Journalists
Investigations Editor
Defector Media
Associate Professor of the Practice in Computational Journalism
Boston University
Vice President
News and Head of Investigations, Enterprise, Partnerships and Grants, The Associated Press
Senior Director
Local News, WXYZ-TV
Author
President & CEO (Retired)
Scripps Howard Foundation
Director of Opinion and Engagement
USA Today Network Tennessee
National Investigations Editor
USA Today
Executive Director
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
Associate Professor
Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media, Florida International University
Journalist
Good Conflict
Editor
Rural News Network, Institute for Nonprofit News
Assistant Director
Center for Environmental Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
Executive Director
Friends of the Everglades
Editor
The Wall Street Journal
President and CEO
Emerging Leaders, LLC
Executive Editor
Axios Local
Principal
Gallatin Advisory LLC
Managing Editor
Life & Entertainment, USA Today
Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief (Retired)
The E.W. Scripps Company
Dean
Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, Hampton University