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managing editor, CBS News, San Antonio, Texas

Joe Ruiz

JSK Journalism Fellow, Class of 2025

Joe Ruiz is a managing editor at CBS News where he oversees the network’s digital news platforms. Previously he was senior editor at CNN Politics, planning and coordinating weekend digital news teams, guiding live blogs on the Ukraine War, national politics and elections.  He also worked at NPR, where he led most of its weekend digital news operation and social media while helping to establish NPR’s presence on emerging platforms. He also worked at NBC and ABC affiliates in Kansas City and San Antonio. 

In 2010, Ruiz was part of The Seattle Times team that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for their work covering the shooting deaths of four police officers and the ensuing manhunt for the suspect. He serves on the board of directors at the San Antonio Report, a non-profit news organization.