# Nancy Barnes

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**Nancy Barnes** (born 1961) is an American journalist and newspaper editor. She served as editor of *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)* from 2023 to 2025 and as chief news executive of [NPR](/source/NPR) from 2018 to 2022, She sits on the board of the [Peabody Awards](/source/Peabody_Award), which are presented by the [Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication](/source/Henry_W._Grady_College_of_Journalism_and_Mass_Communication).[1][2]

## Education

Barnes earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) and an [MBA](/source/MBA) from the [University of North Carolina](/source/University_of_North_Carolina).[3]

## Career

Before joining *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)* in 2023, Barnes was the chief news executive at [NPR](/source/NPR).[4] Prior jobs include editor of the *[Minneapolis Star Tribune](/source/Minneapolis_Star_Tribune)* from 2003 to 2013 and editor and executive vice president of news for the *[Houston Chronicle](/source/Houston_Chronicle)* between 2013 and 2018.[5][3]

In 2013, while Barnes was editor at the *Star Tribune* the paper won the [Pulitzer Prize](/source/Pulitzer_Prize) for local news for reporting on infant deaths at [day care](/source/Day_care) facilities. It also won the [Gerald Loeb Award](/source/Gerald_Loeb_Award) for Breaking News and two 2013 [Edward R. Murrow Awards](/source/Edward_R._Murrow_Award_(Radio_Television_Digital_News_Association)) for multimedia journalism.[3][6]

While she led the *Chronicle* the paper won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. It was a Pulitzer finalist in 2017 for reports on the denial of special education to tens of thousands of Texas students, and a 2018 finalist for its reporting on [Hurricane Harvey](/source/Hurricane_Harvey).[7]

At NPR, Barnes succeeded [Michael Oreskes](/source/Michael_Oreskes) after he was fired over sexual harassment allegations. Barnes was the fourteenth person and fourth woman to head NPR's news division since the position was defined in 1979.[5]

On November 14, 2022, *The Boston Globe* announced that Barnes would become its 13th editor and the first woman to lead the *Globe*’s newsroom.[4] Barnes said in December 2025 that she would step down as editor to become an editor at large; she will be replaced by her predecessor, [Brian McGrory](/source/Brian_McGrory).[8]

## References

1. ["Nancy Barnes - Editor - The Boston Globe"](https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/nancy-barnes/). *BostonGlobe.com*. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

1. ["Who We Are"](http://www.peabodyawards.com/about). Grady College and University of Georgia. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

1. Mellon, Ericka (18 September 2013). ["Houston Chronicle names new editor"](https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-Chronicle-names-new-editor-4824531.php). Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

1. Edelman, Larry (2022-11-14). ["The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor"](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/14/business/boston-globe-names-npr-news-chief-nancy-barnes-its-next-editor/). *BostonGlobe.com*. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

1. Folkenflick, David (16 October 2018). ["Veteran Newspaper Editor Nancy Barnes Named NPR's Top News Executive"](https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/657790331/veteran-newspaper-editor-nancy-barnes-named-nprs-top-news-executive). [NPR](/source/NPR). Retrieved 25 October 2018.

1. ["Murrow Awards 2013"](https://rtdna.org/content/2013_national_edward_r_murrow_award_winners). [Radio Television Digital News Association](/source/Radio_Television_Digital_News_Association). Retrieved 2 November 2018.

1. Peiser, Jaclyn (16 October 2018). ["NPR Names The Houston Chronicle's Nancy Barnes Its Editorial Director"](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/business/media/npr-nancy-barnes.html). *New York Times*. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

1. Enwemeka, Zeninjor (2025-12-15). ["Brian McGrory will return to Boston Globe as top editor"](https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/12/15/new-boston-globe-editor-brian-mcgrory-return). *WBUR*. Retrieved 2025-12-27.

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