A small sample of award-winning stories edited or written by Stuart Warner
Stuart Warner was the lead writer for the Akron Beacon Journal’s reconstruction of the attempted takeover of Goodyear Tire & Rubber. The coverage won the 1987 Pulitzer for general news. He has been a journalist for more than 50 years. He recently finished the book “A Place Called WriterL”
Samples of Stuart Warner’s work
Books
A Place Called WriterL: Where the Conversation Was Always About Literary Journalism (co-edited with Jon and Lynn Franklin)
Akron’s Daily Miracle: Reporting the News in the Rubber City (co-edited with Deb Van Tassel Warner)
Pulitzer Prizes
Managing supervisor, 1994 Pulitzer Gold Medal, Akron Beacon Journal, A Question of Color. Supervised 29 journalists, who produced a 16-part series on race relations in Akron, Ohio.
Lead writer, The Goodyear War, winner 1987 Pulitzer for General News, Akron Beacon Journal.
Editor, Connie Schultz, winner 2005 Pulitzer for Commentary, The Plain Dealer
Editor, Regina Brett, finalist 2008 Pulitzer for Commentary, The Plain Dealer
Editor, Regina Brett, 2008 finalist for Pulitzer for Commentary, The Plain Dealer
Editor, Connie Schultz, Burden of Innocence, 2003 Pulitzer finalist for feature writing
At Phoenix New Times
Editor, Motel 6, by Antonia Farzan and Joe Flaherty, for a series of stories about the company’s policy of turning over information on its guests to ICE.
- Winner, 2018 George Polk Award, immigration reporting
- Winner, 2018 Best of the West, immigration reporting
Editor, The Last Indian Massacre, by Antonia Farzan, for an investigation into the disproportionate number of shootings of Native Americans by law enforcement officers.
- Runner-up, 2018 AAN, feature writing
Editor, Wallace and Ladmo: Battle of the Bag Boys, by Robrt (cq) Pela.
- Winner, 2019 Best of the West, entertainment writing
- Runner-up, 2019, Society of Features Journalist, entertainment features
At the Arizona Republic
Editor, Pipeline of Children, for an eight-part series on the surge of children from Central America crossing the U.S. border.
- Winner, 2015, Sidney Hillman Award for Social Justice Reporting
- Winner, 2015, Ancil Payne Award for Ethical Reporting
Editor, Deadly Legacy by Brandon Loomis and David Wallace, for the damage left behind by abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo reservation. Winner, 2015, National Headliner Award, Environmental Reporting
Editor, Family Divided by Daniel Gonzalez, 2014 runner-up, American Society of News Editors, Distinguished Writing on Diversity
At The Plain Dealer
Editor, Bernard’s Journey, by Diane Suchetka
- Winner, 2008 Molly Ivins Award
- Finalist 2008 NABJ best feature story
Editor, Johanna; Facing Forward, by Rachel Dissell, for following the physical and mental recovery of a Latinx who had half her face blown off by a jealous boyfriend.
- Winner, 2008 Dart Award
- Winner 2008 National Association of Hispanic Journalists best feature story
Warner Writing Portfolio
A sample of Warner’s longform writing (winner, best freelance writer Ohio, 2012)
I wrote about how I managed the writer and this story for Harvard’s Nieman Reports.
http://niemanreports.org/articles/editor-and-reporter-a-writing-journey-together/
I wrote this historical piece for the New York Times: The car that saved Akron.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/automobiles/29MULFORD.html?ref=automobiles
A look back at the attempted takeover of Goodyear Tire and Rubber
https://www.cleveland.com/business/2011/11/25_years_ago_driving_back_the.html
A sample of Stuart Warner’s columns for Phoenix New Times (finalist, best columnist, Association of Alternative Newsmedia 2018)
Why Are You So Afraid to Protect Our Children?
Taylor Swift’s Message: Kiss My Asp
A sample of Stuart Warner’s columns for Cleveland Magazine (Winner, Best Essayist in Ohio, 2010, 2012)
Chasing a Ghost From Nuremberg
Mr. Write Coach: What's Your Story? 