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Journalism faculty member, Janelle Nanos, has been nominated for a Pulitzer for feature writing.

Janelle Nanos was named a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing for her story about a woman's journey in proving the abuse she suffered from her father. 

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Timmy Facciola ‘20 wrote an article titled “Bowman, counterprotesters drown out GOP rally to support Trump”

Timmy Facciola was covering the April 4th Trump rally headlined by the U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. In doing so, he encountered Congressman Jamaal Bowman. 

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Maria Clara Cobo ‘20 wrote a piece in The New York Times titled “‘Phantom’ Ends. For Musicians, So Does the Gig of a Lifetime”.

Maria Clara Cobo writes about how Broadway’s longest running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, is set to close next month, and how this change is affecting orchestra members who have worked on the show for many years. 

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Timmy Facciola ‘20 wins a Pulitzer Prize.

Timmy Facciola won a Pulitzer Prize for Pub­lic Ser­vice jour­nal­ism cov­er­age of the Coro­n­avirus by the New York Times.

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Professor Angela Ards wrote a piece titled “A letter to my fellow Black Texans about Juneteenth”

Professor Angela Ards writes about the history of Juneteenth, and how its symbolism and meaning has changed over the years.

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Professor Carlo Rotella has a piece out on the New York Times titled “Remaking Country’s Gender Politics, One Barroom Weeper at a Time”

Professor Carlo Rotella writes about Shane McAnally, one of the few out gay men in the country music industry. 

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Grace Mayer '22 has won the Chronicle’s Award for Young Journalists.

Grace Mayer was awarded the Chronicle’s Award for Young Journalists on the basis of three articles she wrote during her internship last Fall. 

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