Jeffrey Taylor is an American journalist who won a

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

."National Reporting"
The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
''The New York Times''. April 8, 1992.

Biography

Taylor grew up in

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and is a graduate of the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

. He began his career as a reporter at ''

The Kansas City Star ''The Kansas City Star'' is a newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri. Published since 1880, the paper is the recipient of eight Pulitzer Prizes. ''The Star'' is most notable for its influence on the career of President Harry S. Truman and a ...

'' in 1985. In 1991, he and fellow Star reporter Mike McGraw wrote an investigative series on the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for which they won the

Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily ...

. In 1995, Taylor joined the ''

Detroit Free Press The ''Detroit Free Press'' (commonly referred to as the ''Freep'') is a major daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest local newspaper owned by Gannett (the publisher of ''USA Today''), and is operated by the Detro ...

'', where he shared a 2000

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was e ...

for "A Killer in Our Food". In 2009, Taylor was managing editor for news at the ''Free Press'' when the newspaper's reporters won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the corruption of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Taylor was intimately involved in editing on the Kilpatrick stories. In July 2012, Taylor replaced Dennis Ryerson as editor of ''

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''. Taylor oversaw an investigative effort that won wide acclaim for uncovering widespread sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics. The investigative reporting helped secure the conviction and imprisonment of former team physician Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexual assault of minors and other charges, and prompted the ouster of Steve Penny as USAG's chief executive officer. In March 2018, Taylor was named Executive Editor for news at USA TODAY. He supervised all news operations for the Nation desk, Politics, Washington and World, and Money & Technology. He became Vice President and Executive Editor for News & Investigations in 2022. Taylor returned to local journalism in August 2023 when he joined The Post and Courier in Charleston, SC, as executive editor and vice president for news, assuming responsibility for the company's growing news operations in multiple cities across the state.

References

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