Tom McGinty
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 |
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Tom McGintyis aPulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist known for his use and advocacy of computer-assisted reporting.
Early life
[edit]McGinty grew up inUtica, New York.[1]He moved toMinnesotawith his family when he was 15.[2]He attended college in Minnesota before moving toUtica Collegeof Syracuse University in New York State, where he graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in public relations and journalism.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]McGinty began his career in 1993 working for theTimes of Trentonin New Jersey.[2][3]In 1999, he joinedInvestigative 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 joinNewsdayas a staff writer.[5]
McGinty and fellowNewsdayreporters 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 2004IRE Award.[6][8]
McGinty leftNewsdayto joinThe Wall Street Journalat 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 releasedMedicarerecords and produced a series of reports called "Medicare Unmasked" that earned the 2014 FOI Award from the IRE,[15]the 2015Gerald Loeb Awardfor Investigative business journalism,[19]and shared the 2015Pulitzer 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]
Personal life
[edit]McGinty is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistJo Craven McGinty.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ab"UC alumnus talks with students".WUTR(video). April 20, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
- ^abc"Pioneer turned Pulitzer Prize winner".WUTR(video). April 24, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
- ^abc"Tom McGinty".The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
- ^Ndegeocello, Me'Shell (May 1, 2001)."Keeping the newsroom current".The Quill.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019– viaTheFreeLibrary.
- ^"MEMBER NEWS: New Training Director named for IRE, NICAR".IRE Journal.No. July/August 2001. July 1, 2001.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
- ^abc"Newsday Circulation Scandal".Investigative Reporters and Editors.RetrievedFebruary 17,2019.
- ^Twaroski, Christopher (July 22, 2004)."CREDIBILITY GAP: Newsday Reports Half The Truth".Long Island Press.Archived fromthe originalon August 10, 2004.RetrievedFebruary 17,2019– viaInternet Archive.
- ^"2004 IRE Awards winners".Investigative Reporters and Editors.RetrievedFebruary 17,2019.
- ^Koblin, John (February 27, 2008)."Wating for Sam: Zell hovering as Newsday shakes".Observer.RetrievedFebruary 17,2019.
- ^"McGinty search results".Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"The New York Press Club Journalism Awards".The New York Press Club.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"2013 Philip Meyer Award winners".Investigative Reporters and Editors.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"2012 Deadline Club Awards Winners".Deadline Club.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"2008 IRE Awards winners".Investigative Reporters and Editors.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^ab"2014 IRE Award winners".Investigative Reporters and Editors.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"Previous Winners and Finalists".Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"Loeb Award Winners".UCLA Anderson School of Management.June 28, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 2,2019.
- ^"UCLA Anderson Announces 2012 Gerald Loeb Award Winners".UCLA Anderson School of Management.June 26, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 2,2019.
- ^"UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2015 Gerald Loeb Award Winners".UCLA Anderson School of Management.June 24, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 31,2019.
- ^Hutchins, Sarah (April 21, 2015)."IRE members recognized in 2015 Pulitzer Prizes".Investigative Reporters and Editors.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"The 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Investigative Reporting".The Pulitzer Prizes.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"Bloomberg News Expose of Kushner Real Estate Holdings wins Gold Keyboard in 2018 New York Press Club Awards"(PDF).New York Press Club.RetrievedFebruary 18,2019.
- ^"New York-based alumni offer advice to students".Elon University School of Communications.March 23, 2004.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
