Tom McGinty | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor's in Public Relations and Journalism |
Alma mater | Utica College of Syracuse University |
Occupation | journalist |
Years active | 1993– |
Spouse | Jo Craven McGinty |
Awards |
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Tom McGinty is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist known for his use and advocacy of computer-assisted reporting.
McGinty grew up in Utica, New York. [1] He moved to Minnesota with his family when he was 15. [2] He attended college in Minnesota before moving to Utica College of Syracuse University in New York State, where he graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in public relations and journalism. [1] [2] [3]
McGinty began his career in 1993 working for the Times of Trenton in New Jersey. [2] [3] In 1999, he joined Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) as the training director teaching journalists how to use the Internet to aid their investigations. [4] He left in 2001 to join Newsday as a staff writer. [5]
McGinty and fellow Newsday reporters wrote a series of articles in 2004 detailing their investigation into a circulation scandal at the newspaper. [6] Executives had been inflating circulation numbers and the newspaper staff wanted to know how bad the corruption was, so they investigated the scandal themselves. [6] [7] Their 75+ articles published from July through December were finalists for a 2004 IRE Award. [6] [8]
McGinty left Newsday to join The Wall Street Journal at the beginning of 2008 as an investigative reporter specializing in computer-assisted reporting. [3] [9] While there, his work was a finalist for several awards. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] He earned the 2011 and 2012 Gerald Loeb Awards for Online Enterprise. [17] [18] He was part of a team that sifted through newly released Medicare records and produced a series of reports called "Medicare Unmasked" that earned the 2014 FOI Award from the IRE, [15] the 2015 Gerald Loeb Award for Investigative business journalism, [19] and shared the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism. [20] [21] In 2018, he received the New York Press Club Award for Consumer Reporting (Newspaper) for the report, "The Morningstar Mirage". [22]
McGinty is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jo Craven McGinty. [23]
Tom McGinty | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor's in Public Relations and Journalism |
Alma mater | Utica College of Syracuse University |
Occupation | journalist |
Years active | 1993– |
Spouse | Jo Craven McGinty |
Awards |
|
Tom McGinty is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist known for his use and advocacy of computer-assisted reporting.
McGinty grew up in Utica, New York. [1] He moved to Minnesota with his family when he was 15. [2] He attended college in Minnesota before moving to Utica College of Syracuse University in New York State, where he graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in public relations and journalism. [1] [2] [3]
McGinty began his career in 1993 working for the Times of Trenton in New Jersey. [2] [3] In 1999, he joined Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) as the training director teaching journalists how to use the Internet to aid their investigations. [4] He left in 2001 to join Newsday as a staff writer. [5]
McGinty and fellow Newsday reporters wrote a series of articles in 2004 detailing their investigation into a circulation scandal at the newspaper. [6] Executives had been inflating circulation numbers and the newspaper staff wanted to know how bad the corruption was, so they investigated the scandal themselves. [6] [7] Their 75+ articles published from July through December were finalists for a 2004 IRE Award. [6] [8]
McGinty left Newsday to join The Wall Street Journal at the beginning of 2008 as an investigative reporter specializing in computer-assisted reporting. [3] [9] While there, his work was a finalist for several awards. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] He earned the 2011 and 2012 Gerald Loeb Awards for Online Enterprise. [17] [18] He was part of a team that sifted through newly released Medicare records and produced a series of reports called "Medicare Unmasked" that earned the 2014 FOI Award from the IRE, [15] the 2015 Gerald Loeb Award for Investigative business journalism, [19] and shared the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism. [20] [21] In 2018, he received the New York Press Club Award for Consumer Reporting (Newspaper) for the report, "The Morningstar Mirage". [22]
McGinty is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jo Craven McGinty. [23]