Former Marshwood GraduateAlex Kingsbury 

The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Editorial Writing

Finalist: Alex Kingsbury of The New York Times

For highlighting the existential threat of terror and violence committed by right-wing political extremists, and making the case that the United States already has the tools to fight back if resources are dedicated to the effort.

BIOGRAPHY

Alex Kingsbury has been an editor with The New York Times and a member of its editorial board since 2018. Previously, he sat on the editorial board of The Boston Globe and was deputy editor of The Globe’s Ideas section. Before that, Mr. Kingsbury was a senior associate producer at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station, for the programs “On Point With Tom Ashbrook” and “Radio Boston.” From 2004 to 2011, he was an editor at U.S. News & World Report. Born and raised in New England, he holds a B.A. in history from George Washington University and an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.