Nancy Barnes

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Nancy Barnes
Born1961 (age 6263)
Alma mater University of Virginia (BA)
University of North Carolina (MBA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, author

Nancy Barnes (born 1961) is an American journalist and newspaper editor. She is currently the editor of The Boston Globe. [1] She is also a member of the Peabody Awards board of directors, which is presented by the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. [2]

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Education

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Nuvola apps arts.svg Houston Matters, Nancy Barnes Leaves The Houston Chronicle For NPR, 5:34, Houston Public Media [3]

Barnes earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of North Carolina. [4]

Career

Before joining The Boston Globe in 2023, Barnes was the chief news executive at NPR. [5] Prior jobs include editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune from 2003 to 2013 and editor and executive vice president of news for the Houston Chronicle between 2013 and 2018. [6] [4]

In 2013, while Barnes was editor at the Star Tribune the paper won the Pulitzer Prize for local news for reporting on infant deaths at day care facilities. It also won the Gerald Loeb Award for Breaking News and two 2013 Edward R. Murrow Awards for multimedia journalism. [4] [7]

While she led the Chronicle the paper won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. It was a Pulitzer finalist in 2017 for reports on the denial of special education to tens of thousands of Texas students, and a 2018 finalist for its reporting on Hurricane Harvey. [8]

At NPR, Barnes succeeded Michael Oreskes after he was fired over sexual harassment allegations. Barnes is the fourteenth person and fourth woman to head NPR's news division since the position was defined in 1979. [6]

On November 14, 2022, The Boston Globe announced that Barnes would become its 13th editor and the first woman to lead the Globe’s newsroom. [9]

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References

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  2. "Who We Are". Grady College and University of Georgia. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. "Houston Matters, Newly Named NPR's Chief News Executive Says Her Experience in Texas Will Be Useful". Houston Public Media. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Mellon, Ericka (18 September 2013). "Houston Chronicle names new editor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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  7. "Murrow Awards 2013". Radio Television Digital News Association . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. Peiser, Jaclyn (16 October 2018). "NPR Names The Houston Chronicle's Nancy Barnes Its Editorial Director". New York Times. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. "The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe .
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