Stephanie McCrummen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stephanie McCrummen
McCrummen in 2018
Born	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater	Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation	Journalist
Employer	The Atlantic
Awards	Pulitzer Prize (2018), George Polk Award (2018 and 2020)

Stephanie McCrummen is an American journalist. She writes for big news organizations like The Washington Post and The Atlantic. She has won important awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and two George Polk Awards, for her writing about politics.

About Stephanie McCrummen

Stephanie McCrummen was born and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She went to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and finished her studies in 1998.

Her Career as a Journalist

After college, Stephanie first worked as a reporter for a newspaper called Newsday. Later, she joined The Washington Post. At The Washington Post, she was in charge of their office in East Africa for a while.

After that, she joined a special team at The Washington Post. This team focused on writing long, detailed stories about everyday life and politics in America.

Awards for Her Reporting

Stephanie McCrummen has won several important awards for her work:

• In 2018, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. This award is one of the highest honors for journalists in the United States. She shared it with other reporters for their stories about political issues.
• She also won the George Polk Award for Political Reporting in 2018. She shared this award with another journalist, Beth Reinhard, for the same stories.
• In 2020, she won another George Polk Award for Political Reporting. This time, it was for her stories about political changes happening in the state of Georgia.
• Also in 2020, she won the Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Human Interest Storytelling. This award was also for her work on the political trends in Georgia.

In March 2023, Stephanie McCrummen started working for The Atlantic, another well-known magazine.