Mark Di Ionno (born December 22, 1956) is an American journalist and writer.
Di Ionno is a former general news columnist at New Jersey's top newspaper, ''
The Star-Ledger
''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to ''The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the '' Staten Island Advance'', all of wh ...
''. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at
Rutgers University–Newark
Rutgers University–Newark is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, New Jersey's State University. It is located in Newark. Rutgers, founded in 1766 in New Brunswick, is the eighth oldest college in the United States and a me ...
. He is a
2013 Pulitzer Prize
The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on April 15, 2013 by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2012 calendar year.
Prizes
There were 21 prizes awarded in three categories.
Journalism
Letters and drama
...
finalist in news commentary for his columns on
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as ''Superstorm Sandy'') was an extremely destructive and strong Atlantic hurricane, as well as the largest Atlantic hurricane on record as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds spann ...
, the
suicide of Tyler Clementi
Tyler Clementi (December 19, 1991 – September 22, 2010) was an American student at Rutgers University–New Brunswick who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River at the age of 18, on September 22, 2010. On S ...
, and other local events and issues. He later worked with
TAPinto
TAPinto is a network of more than 80 independently owned and operated local news websites in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.Street Fight Magazine, Tom Grubisich, October 9, 2014Mike Shapiro’s TAP Gets New Branding and a Network Strategy Retr ...
.
Di Ionno has written extensively about New Jersey in several books that serve as guides to the landscape and history of the state. Two of his books published with
Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press (RUP) is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in New Brunswick, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University.
History
Rutgers University Press, a nonprofit academic publishing house operating in New B ...
, ''New Jersey's Coastal Heritage: A Guide'' and ''A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail'' won the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Award.
Personal
Di Ionno was raised in
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The city is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. At the 2010 United Sta ...
Rutgers University–Newark
Rutgers University–Newark is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, New Jersey's State University. It is located in Newark. Rutgers, founded in 1766 in New Brunswick, is the eighth oldest college in the United States and a me ...
. He served in the U.S. Navy. He is father of six and resides in