Sara Ganim | |
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| Born | Sara Elizabeth Ganim September 9, 1987 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (2008) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Employer(s) | CNN (2012–present) The Patriot-News (2011–2012) Centre Daily Times (2007–2010) |
| Spouse | Danny Cevallos[1] |
| Awards | George Polk Award in Journalism (2011) Sidney Award (2012) Pulitzer Prize (2012) |
Sara Elizabeth Ganim (born September 9, 1987)[2][3] is an American journalist and podcast host. She is the current Hearst Journalism Fellow at the University of Florida's Brechner Center for Freedom of Information and the James Madison Visiting Professor on First Amendment Issues at the Columbia Journalism School.[4][5] Previously, she was a correspondent for CNN.[6] In 2011 and 2012, she was a reporter for The Patriot-News, a daily newspaper in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. There she broke the story that featured the Sandusky scandal and the Second Mile charity. For the Sandusky/Penn State coverage, "Sara Ganim and members of The Patriot-News Staff" won a number of national awards including the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting,[2] making Ganim the third-youngest winner of a Pulitzer.[7] The award cited "courageously revealing and adeptly covering the explosive Sandusky sex scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky."[8]
- ^ "Sara Ganim, Daniel Cevallos". The New York Times. May 27, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Two Pulitzers for Times; Huffington Post and Politico Win". The New York Times. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "Sara Ganim Wins December Sidney". Sidney Hillman Foundation. December 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Sara Ganim". UF College of Journalism and Communications. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Sara Ganim | Columbia Journalism School". journalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Ivey DeJesus (November 13, 2012). "Sara Ganim, who won Pulitzer Prize for Sandusky coverage, accepts job with CNN". The Patriot-News. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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YoungPulitzerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Local Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved September 26, 2017. With short biography and reprints of ten works (Patriot-News articles March 31 to December 20, 2011).