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Journalism Awards

duPont Jury

Learn more about the duPont Jury’s selection process.


The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards Jury

  • Ann K. Cooper, duPont Jury Chair and Columbia Journalism School Broadcast Program Coordinator

  • Jonnet Abeles, former duPont Director and Associate Dean at the Journalism School

  • A’Lelia Bundles, author, journalist and former network television news executive

  • Callie Crossley, media critic, Beat the Press, WGBH-TV, Boston, program manager, Nieman Foundation and former producer, ABC News and the PBS series Eyes on the Prize

  • Mark Jurkowitz, Associate Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, former media critic

  • John Martin, former correspondent, ABC News, and adjunct professor at the school

  • Michael Skoler is a 2009-10 Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism. He is studying successful online content ventures and writing about new business models to support quality news coverage in today’s information-sharing culture.

  • Al Tompkins, broadcast/online group leader, Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida; former local station news director, producer and reporter

  • Richard Wald, Fred Friendly Professor of Journalism, Columbia University

  • Bill Wheatley, retired vice president, NBC News