We usually reserve this space
for a wide-angle glimpse of what you’ll find inside the magazine, but this month, I want to discuss a different beginning: the newest member of our staff.
Carex chihuahuensis (Chihuahuan sedge), from Atascosa Borderlands, a visual storytelling project.
Luke Swenson and Jack Dash
Editing
High Country News is not a job for the faint of heart. We cover the West’s thorniest issues and gravitate without hesitation toward difficult conversations. And you, our readers, expect incisive, fair and meaningful work.
HCN’s new editor-in-chief, Jennifer Sahn, is up to the task.
Jennifer spent her formative years at