Amy Pyle

Amy Pyle is an American journalist and media executive. She has worked for a number of high-profile organizations, including USA TODAY as Managing Editor of Investigations & Storytelling, The Center for Investigative Reporting as Editor-in-Chief, The Sacramento Bee as Assistant Managing Editor/Projects & Investigations, the Los Angeles Times as Assistant City Editor.

She contributed to two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, and has overseen teams that have earned Pulitzer finalist nominations, a George Foster Peabody award, and a George Polk award among many others.

Early life and education Pyle got a BA in French from Mills College and a master's degree in journalism at Northwestern University.

According her alma mater, Pyle says "The chance to study at an historic women’s college also provided an advantage.... 'You can’t undervalue the strength of being at an institution where the editor of the paper is always a woman and the president is always a woman,' Pyle says. 'It was empowering.'"

Career

In 2018, the California News Publishers Association reported that "Amy Pyle, editor in chief at The Center for Investigative Reporting in Emeryville, joins Gannett's USA Today Network as head of investigations." They noted that Pyle had previously been with the CIR since 2012.

Under her leadership at the CIR, reporters Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter

Of the Pulitzer nomination, Pyle said "We're so proud of Amy Julia and Shoshana; they've worked tirelessly on this story and they're not done."

They also noted that Pyle, "along with the LA Times staff, won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for spot news writing for coverage of the earthquake that rocked the city in the previous year."

Awards and honors

Contributor to two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. Has overseen teams which have earned Pulitzer finalist nominations, a George Foster Peabody award, and a George Polk award.