Past Winners

Established in 1981, the Livingston Awards honor journalists under the age of 35 for excellence in local, national and international reporting.

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Erika Lantz

Host and Senior Producer, Rococo Punch and iHeartRadio
2022 | Co-Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Elin Lantz Lesser

Producer, Rococo Punch and iHeartRadio
Current Assignment: Feelance producer and host, Rococo Punch and iHeartRadio
2022 | Co-Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Evelyn Larrubia

Reporter, Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)
Current Assignment: Technology and Business investigations senior editor, The Washington Post
1997 | Co-Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Jeff Larson

News Applications Developer, ProPublica
Current Assignment: Cyber Experience Director, Yahoo
2012 | Co-Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Nathaniel Lash

Data reporter, Tampa Bay Times
Current Assignment: News Application Developer, ProPublica
2016 | Co-Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Michael Luo

Reporter, The Associated Press
Current Assignment: Executive Editor, The New Yorker
2003 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Jim Lynch

General Assignment Reporter, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review
Current Assignment: Novelist, Freelance
1996 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Sean Patrick Lyons

Reporter, Waterbury (Conn.) Republican-American
Current Assignment: Writer, Freelance
2000 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Jim Lyons

News Anchor, KTUL-TV (Tulsa)
1986 | Co-Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Rachel Manteuffel

Reporter, Washingtonian Magazine
Current Assignment: Writer, Editorial Department, The Washington Post
2013 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Meg Martin

Managing Editor, Minnesota Public Radio News
Current Assignment: Associate Director, Minnesota Journalism Center
2018 | Co-Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Mark Mazzetti

Reporter, The New York Times
Current Assignment: Washington investigative correspondent, The New York Times
2008 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Andrew McLemore

Reporter, The Williamson County (Texas) Sun
Current Assignment: Associate News Editor, AllGear Digital
2012 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting

Edythe McNamee

Digital content producer, CNN Digital
Current Assignment: Videographer, Spire Communications
2013 | Co-Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Laura Meckler

National Staff Reporter, The Associated Press
Current Assignment: Staff Writer, The Washington Post
1999 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Robin Mejia

Reporter, CNN
Current Assignment: Assistant Professor, University of Washington
2006 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

Paul David Meyer

Reporter, The Dallas Morning News
Current Assignment: Owner, Casa Lyobaa, Oaxaca, Mexico
2007 | Co-Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

T. Christian Miller

Reporter, Los Angeles Times
Current Assignment: Investigative reporter, ProPublica
2004 | Winner | Excellence in International Reporting

Susan Milstein

Reporter, The American Lawyer
Current Assignment: Owner, Personal History Productions
1985 | Winner | Excellence in National Reporting

J. R. Moehringer

Atlanta Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
Current Assignment: Author, Freelance
1998 | Winner | Excellence in Local Reporting


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