In newsrooms across the country, editors bear heavy responsibilities leading the newsroom, determining what stories should be told and who is best positioned to tell them, challenging assertions, developing talent, elevating journalism all while maintaining an unwavering commitment to the public’s interest. Their names may not always be as familiar as bylined reporters or celebrated columnists, but their insight, experience and leadership are indispensable. We hope you enjoy meeting this exemplary group of E&P’s 2023 Editors Extraordinaire.
The 2023 class of 10 News Publishers That Do It Right represents our industry with small-town publishers to large properties; monthly, weekly and daily publications; legacy print, digital publications, business and alternative publications representing the breadth and depth of our industry. Each has faced challenges and innovated to overcome them, and each has a story to tell revenue, content, community service, engagement, business model or platform. We’re excited to bring these publishers that do it right to you for energy and ideas.
The Washington Post team members featured in our cover story, “Journalism on TikTok,” have much to teach us about what we need to do to appeal to the next generation of news consumers. They are using the platform to engender trust and create a following that views their newspaper as a reliable information source.
In the inaugural class of “E&P’s Creative Visionaries,” we salute our industry’s creative directors, graphic artists and multimedia designers. Whether designing a grocery ad, creating a layout for a multi-page publication or developing interactive graphics, our creative colleagues bring storytelling to life curating captivating images, informative graphics, copy and, increasingly, video and audio. Their talents for communicating the news in visually intriguing ways helps our readers better understand and fully experience our stories. They don’t often receive the byline or recognition, but today we celebrate these often-unsung colleagues who support us daily.