Names of nominating jury for Pulitzer Prizes leaked

MANILA, Philippines – Website Quartz has leaked on Friday, February 22, the names of journalists who are among the nominating juries for this year’s Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, the most coveted awards in news.

Revealed in the website are 44 names of journalists who are convening today to choose the finalists in each of the categories of the awards. These names are supposed should be kept secret until the awards are unveiled on April 15.

The members of this year’s jury are:

• 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 Callaway (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)

The website claimed that this is a partial list, as last year’s set of juries include 77 people.

The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism recognizes outstanding works in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. The awards are bestowed yearly in twenty-one categories, with the winners receiving a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. – Rappler.com