Maria Godoy

Maria Godoy is an editor with NPR's digital news division, where she oversees national news coverage.  From the national debate over gay marriage, to the downfall of GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, to a colorful virtual journey with an aerial photographer, Maria uses a mix of formats — text, images, audio, video and interactive Web tools — to tell news and feature stories online.  She was part of the NPR news teams that won the 2007 Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Award for Excellence in Reporting on Drug and Alcohol Issues and the 33rd annual Gracie Award from the American Women in Radio & Television.

She is also a 2008 Ethics fellow at the Poynter Institute.  Godoy is currently spearheading npr.org's 2008 elections coverage and previously worked on the 2006 and 2004 campaign coverage.  Prior to joining NPR in 2003, Godoy worked as a science and technology reporter/television field producer for TechTV and as a daily science news editor at discovery.com.  A native of Guatemala, Godoy received her B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, and was also an English literature fellow at the University of Sheffield in England.