Kimberly Griffin

Mississippi Free Press

Our judges noted “Developing a nonprofit newsroom, especially in a state with such diverse audiences, can be incredibly challenging, but Kimberly’s leadership has helped this startup become a national leader in nonprofit newsrooms.”

Her co-founder wrote in her nomination letter that Kimberly “believes intensely that our model of growing and network-mapping a radically diverse audience for our work based on our systemic-reporting approach can be an industry model. There is no better leader to build and promote this model of inclusion.”

Honorable Mention

• Christopher Baxter, Executive Director, Spotlight PA