Tom McGinty

This article is about the American journalist. For the Scottish-Irish mime, see Thom McGinty.
Tom McGinty
Born
Utica, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor's in Public Relations and Journalism
Alma materUtica College of Syracuse University
Occupationjournalist
Years active1993–
SpouseJo Craven McGinty
Awards

Tom McGinty is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist known for his use and advocacy of computer-assisted reporting.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

McGinty is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jo Craven McGinty.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "UC alumnus talks with students". WUTR (video). April 20, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Pioneer turned Pulitzer Prize winner". WUTR (video). April 24, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Tom McGinty". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Ndegeocello, Me'Shell (May 1, 2001). "Keeping the newsroom current". The Quill. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.
  5. ^ "MEMBER NEWS: New Training Director named for IRE, NICAR". IRE Journal. No. July/August 2001. July 1, 2001. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Newsday Circulation Scandal". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Twaroski, Christopher (July 22, 2004). "CREDIBILITY GAP: Newsday Reports Half The Truth". Long Island Press. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "2004 IRE Awards winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Koblin, John (February 27, 2008). "Wating for Sam: Zell hovering as Newsday shakes". Observer.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "McGinty search results". Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "The New York Press Club Journalism Awards". The New York Press Club. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "2013 Philip Meyer Award winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "2012 Deadline Club Awards Winners". Deadline Club. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "2008 IRE Awards winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "2014 IRE Award winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Previous Winners and Finalists". Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "UCLA Anderson Announces 2012 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 26, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2015 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  20. ^ Hutchins, Sarah (April 21, 2015). "IRE members recognized in 2015 Pulitzer Prizes". Investigative Reporters and Editors. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  21. ^ "The 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Investigative Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  22. ^ "Bloomberg News Expose of Kushner Real Estate Holdings wins Gold Keyboard in 2018 New York Press Club Awards" (PDF). New York Press Club. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  23. ^ "New York-based alumni offer advice to students". Elon University School of Communications. March 23, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2019.