E.W. Scripps appoints Iovino to lead new journalism initiative

The E.W. Scripps Company has hired Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Iovino to lead the new Google-backed Scripps Journalism Journey Initiative.

An excerpt from the announcement reads:

“The multi-year initiative is designed to transition experienced journalists with primarily print news backgrounds into video-driven news careers. Google has made a financial commitment to Scripps to underwrite the newly created program.

“Iovino has more than 25 years of experience as a print and multimedia journalist. He served most recently as visiting assistant professor of media innovation at West Virginia University, where he developed and directed the NewStart Newspaper Ownership Initiative – a program that focuses on recruiting, training and supporting the next generation of community newspaper owners and publishers across the country.

“Prior to joining WVU, Iovino was deputy managing editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for its Tree of Life massacre coverage.

“Previously, Iovino was senior news editor of operations for NBC-owned stations’ digital properties across the country. He also served as digital managing editor for the NBC station in Washington, D.C., and was a digital editor for TV stations in Columbus, Ohio, and Pittsburgh.

“Iovino began his career as a sportswriter for the Tribune-Review in Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn State Universitywith a degree in journalism.

“The application period for the Scripps Journalism Journey Initiative is open with program start dates in December and January. Interested journalists can submit their applications here.”