Now a professor of English, Aaron Barlow has a wide background in journalism, though it has never been his career. He entered the field as a compositor and printer, and acquired experience with "hot" type operations, stereotype and offset... Read More
Fellows
2007
Aaron Barlow
Associate Professor of English, New York City College of Technology (CUNY)
Writer, ePluribus Media Journal
Non-Profit, Web
Randolph D. Brandt
Former Editor
The Journal Times
During his time with the Punch Sulzberger Program, Randy Brandt was editor of The Journal Times, a 30,000-circulation daily, 32,000-Sunday circulation newspaper in Racine, WI, owned by Lee Enterprises. Brandt has served as editor and managing editor... Read More
Newspaper
Louis Ferrera
Managing Editor for Sports, Entertainment, and Multimedia
The Associated Press
Lou Ferrara joined the Associated Press in July 2005 as the online editor and has helped transform the world’s oldest news agency into a digital enterprise focused on the Web and the future. Prior to joining the AP, Ferrara managed the TV and... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Thomas E. Heslin
Executive Editor
The Providence Journal (projo.com)
Tom Heslin was managing editor for new media at The Providence Journal and projo.com. He was promoted within a year after graduating the program to executive editor. He has been an editor in the Providence newsroom for more than 25 years. In 2005,... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Robert B. Larson
VP of Product Management and Development
The New York Times Company
Bob Larson, who was named vice president of product development and management for NYTimes.com in June 2006, is responsible for supervising the site’s incorporation of expanded search, interactivity and new devices such as Times Reader, which... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Chopeta Lyons
Coordinating Director
ePluribus Media Journal
Chopeta "Cho" Lyons grew up in a multi-generational newspaper family and worked as a proofreader at the Arizona Republic during graduate school. After 10 years of teaching college English, she worked in private industry, writing... Read More
Non-Profit, Web
Daniele Manca
Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Director of Web Newsroom and New Media
Corriere della Sera, Italy
Daniele Manca is editor in chief of finance and economy for Corriere della Sera, the largest newspaper in Italy with a 700,000 circulation. His duties involve coordinating coverage with the senior economics editor and supervising 12 staff... Read More
International, Newspaper
Jeffrey Price
Former President
Sports Illustrated Digital
Jeff Price was named President of SI Digital, a new division of Sports Illustrated in November 2005. In this position, he had complete responsibility of all SI digital products. He overseed the magazine’s website, SI.com, as well as the... Read More
Web
Sergio Salinas
Executive Vice President and General Manager
San Antonio Express News
Sergio Salinas joined the San Antonio Express-News in September 2003 and has been senior vice president of sales and marketing since 2004. Prior to returning to San Antonio, he headed up sales and marketing for The Daily Oklahoman and The Dallas... Read More
Newspaper
Caleb Solomon
Managing Editor
The Boston Globe
Calab Solomon was promoted to managing editor with in a year of being a Sulzberger Fellow. During the Punch Sulzberger Program he was an assistant managing editor at The Boston Globe, a position he held since February of 2003. He is responsible for... Read More
All platforms
Marcus Wilford
Former Director of News Coverage for Europe, Middle East and Africa
ABC News, London Bureau
Marcus Wilford is currently a consultant to ABC News. During the Sulzberger Program, Wilford was the Director of News Coverage for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He was responsible for ABC News bureaus, staff and stringers in the region and is the... Read More
Multi-Media, Television
Stephen B Weis
Vice President/General Manager
Chron.com, The Houston Chronicle
As Vice President and General Manager of Chron.com since April 2005, Stephen Weis is responsible for overseeing the business operations and strategic vision of the Chronicle’s Online division. This includes product and content development, sales... Read More
Newspaper, Web
2008
Kenn Altine
Former Director of Editorial Development
Hearst Newspapers
Kenn Altine was the Director of Editorial Development for Hearst Newspapers during the Punch Sulzberger Program. In this role, he was responsible for helping Hearst’s newsrooms migrate from a print-centric culture to a digital-centric culture... Read More
Newspaper
John Daniszewski
Vice President and Senior Managing Editor
International News, Associated Press
John Daniszewski was promoted to Vice President and Senior Managing Editor of the Associated Press in April 2009, overseeing Photos and International News worldwide. Prior to that, he had served as Managing Editor for International News from... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Jane Folpe
Independent Consultant
Jane M. Folpe is an independent consultant with over 15 years experience in the field of international journalism. A native English speaker, Ms. Folpe is bilingual in Spanish and has journalism, curriculum and program development, and teaching... Read More
Non-Profit
Michael Giarrusso
Chief of Bureau
The Associated Press
Michael Giarrusso is the Chief of Bureau for the Associated Press in Arizona and New Mexico, overseeing the AP's business operations, marketing and customer relations in the two states. Giarrusso moved to the business side of AP in June 2010,... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Rosemary Goudreau
CEO and Editor
Florida Voices
Rosemary Goudreau was the editorial page editor of The Tampa Tribune during the Punch Sulzberger Program. Previously she was the managing editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer. In Cincinnati, she received a prestigious community leadership award for a... Read More
Newspaper
Fran Hauser
President of Digital
Time Inc. Style and Entertainment Group
Fran Hauser serves as President of Digital for the Time Inc. Style and Entertainment Group, overseeing all business, sales, product development and production functions for the digital products of the PEOPLE brand, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle and... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Mike Hoyt
Executive Editor
Columbia Journalism Review
Mike Hoyt grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated in 1970 with a degree in English. He returned in 1972 to attend Missouri’s School of Journalism, earning a second... Read More
Magazine, Non-Profit, Web
Nels Jensen
Editor
The Press-Enterprise
Nels Jensen is the Director of the Interactive/Business Development department of The Press-Enterprise, the leading information company in Inland Southern California with daily newspaper circulation of about 175,000 and more than 650,000 monthly web... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Joseph J Kolb
The Gallup Herald Publishing Co.
For over fifteen years, Joseph J. Kolb was a freelance writer for health and fitness magazines and periodicals—contributing to monthly columns in the Albuquerque Journal, Journal of Athletic Training, Exercise for Men Only, Medicine and... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Eliot Pierce
Vice President - Strategy, Business Development & Ad Operations
The New York Times Company
Eliot Pierce was named vice president, operations and strategy for NYTimes.com in June 2007. In this role, Mr. Pierce oversees business development, strategic planning and special projects. Previously, he was a director of product management and... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Jason Samuels
Former Senior Producer
ABC News
Jason Samuels is currently teaching at New York University. Jason was the senior producer in charge of digital content for World News with Charles Gibson. In that role, he oversaw the daily production of the World News webcast and the broadcast... Read More
Television, Web
James Schachter
Associate Managing Editor
The New York Times/NYTimes.com
Jim Schachter is an associate managing editor at The New York Times, directing a range of projects aimed at expanding The Times’s footprint online and in print and leading the development of news-driven products with commercial appeal.... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Michael Stoll
Executive Director
The San Francisco Public Press
Michael Stoll is a journalist and educator who spent most of his career in newspapers. He is executive director of the San Francisco Public Press, a noncommercial local news website and quarterly print newspaper. The project was incubated at the... Read More
Non-Profit, Start-Up, Web
John Yemma
Executive Editor
Christian Science Monitor
In June 2008, John Yemma was appointed editor of The Christian Science Monitor. His job is to lead the newsroom – and Monitor journalists around the world – as it continues its 100-year-old mission of providing thoughtful, humane reporting aimed at... Read More
Print, Non-Profit, Web
Gene Haddock, Jr.
Vice President, Circulation and Circulation Marketing
Houston Chronicle
Gene Haddock is Vice President of Circulation and Circulation Marketing at the Houston Chronicle. He also serves on the Newspaper Association of America Circulation Federation Board of Directors, and is Chair of the NAA Single Copy Committee.
Gene... Read More
Circulation, Distribution, Newspaper
Cheryl Hampton
Director of Staff Development
National Public Radio
Cheryl Imelda Hampton is director of news staff development for National Public Radio. She leads the group charged with recruiting and retaining NPR’s journalists, who are based in 21 places around the country and 18 more around the world. She... Read More
Radio
Dennis Giza
Columbia Journalism Review
Dennis F. Giza is the Deputy Publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), a national magazine for professional journalists published by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he oversees the business operations and finances... Read More
Magazine, Non-Profit, Web
2009
Linda Austin
Executive Director
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
Linda Austin started the Sulzberger Program as the editor and vice president of the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. She completed the program as executive director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona... Read More
Non-Profit, Web
Paul Caluori
Director of Client Content Services
The Associated Press
Paul Caluori is director of client content services for Associated Press. He oversees AP’s Digital Cooperative, a program that empowers members’ content for digital outlets as the media landscape undergoes dramatic change. He also... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
John Cantarella
General Manager
Time.com
As general manager of TIME.com, John Cantarella is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the website, which draws 5 million unique users a month and was named “Website of the Year” by the Magazine Publishers of America in February 2007.
Prior... Read More
All platforms
Alfredo Carbajal
Managing Editor
Al Día, Spanish Speaking Newspaper of Dallas Morning News
Alfredo is the Managing Editor of Dallas-based Al Día, Texas largest Spanish-language daily newspaper, with an average weekly distribution of about 400,000 copies. Carbajal oversees the newsroom which includes website operations. As the... Read More
Newspaper, Web
John DeAugustine
Publisher
The Connecticut Post
John DeAugustine is currently the Publisher at the Connecticut Post. He joined the Connecticut Post from the Times Union in Albany, New York, where he was responsible for the sale and distribution of all of the Times Union’s products. As... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Jane Eisner
Editor
The Forward
Jane Eisner, a pioneer in journalism, became editor of the Forward in June 2008, becoming the first woman to hold the position at the influential Jewish national weekly newspaper. Under her leadership, the Forward has won numerous regional and... Read More
Newspaper, Web
David Kellogg
Chief Information Officer and Publisher
Council on Foreign Relations
David Kellogg directs all print and online publishing activities for the nonprofit Council on Foreign Relations, including the bimonthly Foreign Affairs; ForeignAffairs.org, the magazine’s website; the award-winning CFR.org; all web... Read More
Non-Profit, Web
Jason Kissell
Executive Director of Advertising Strategy
Boston Globe
As executive director of advertising strategy, Jason Kissell manages the strategic planning function and the niche product division of The Boston Globe which features the magazines Design New England, FashionBoston, OT (Sports) and Lola in addition... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Andrew Morse
Head of US Television
Bloomberg
During his time with the Sulzberger Program, Andrew Morse was the executive producer of Good Morning America’s weekend edition. He was also heavily involved in ABC News’ digital initiatives. In that capacity he conceived of, negotiated... Read More
Television, Web
Shazna Nessa
Director of Interactive
The Associated Press
Shazna Nessa is Director of Interactive at the Associated Press in New York. Nessa runs a global department that provides visual and interactive news content to customers in all formats. Nessa joined AP in 1999 in Paris and was transferred to... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Sarah Nordgren
Director for Content Development and Alliances
The Associated Press
Sarah Nordgren works with Associated Press product and business development teams to define content business requirements for news products and initiatives. She manages outreach to Associated Press members and other partners to identify potential... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Richard Porter
Director of News Content
BBC World news
As director of news content at BBC World News, Richard is responsible for the overall editorial leadership and development of the TV News channel and taking joint responsibility for the BBC News website outside the UK (bbc.com/news).
Richard began... Read More
Television, Web
Shawna Leigh Richer
Editor
The News Brunswick Telegraph Journal
Shawna Leigh Richer is the editor of the Telegraph-Journal, a 40,000 circulation provincial daily based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where she runs a 50-person newsroom, directing editorial content and design and special projects.
She has... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Fiona Spruill
Editor of Web Newsroom
The New York Times
Fiona Spruill manages The New York Times' Web newsroom, which is made up of 80 producers and editors who are responsible for publishing NYTimes.com 24 hours a day. Ms. Spruill became editor of the Web newsroom in July 2006. She joined NYTimes.com in... Read More
Peter Vandermeersch
Executive Editor
De Standaard-Het Nieuwsblad, Belgium Newspaper
Peter Vandermeersch is the executive editor of the Belgian daily newspapers De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad since 1999. He is also member of the executive management committee of the media group CORELIO.
After he received his master degree in history... Read More
International, Web
Jonathan D. Wells
Managing Publisher
Christian Science Monitor
Jonathan Wells joined The Christian Science Monitor in 1998 as the director of business development and electronic publishing. This position provided creative leadership to the business side of the Monitor’s website, as well as to advertising... Read More
Print, Non-Profit, Web
Jean Nadeau
General Manager
Brunswick News Interactive Media Group
Since 2003, Jean Nadeau leads Brunswick News’s Careerbeacon.com, the largest human capital recruitment web site in Atlantic Canada. In November 2008, he accepted a new leadership role at the helm of Brunswick News, a new media group of 22 online... Read More
Newspaper
Raymond Pearce
Vice President of Circulation
New York Times
As vice president of circulation, Ray Pearce is responsible for all aspects of print circulation and audience development. This includes sales, marketing and distribution as well as the associated revenue and expenses.
Ray joined The Times in 1985... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Brian Scanlon
Director of Election Services
Associated Press
Brian Scanlon joined the AP in March 2006. He has over 17 years of experience in elections and polling. He previously worked for Ipsos Public Affairs, the polling firm of record for the AP in Washington, DC.
Mr. Scanlon works closely with broadcast... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
2010
Johannes Vitus Boege
Head of Marketing & Development
Axel Springer
In his newly appointed position, Boege is responsible for marketing and development processes of the daily quality newspapers: DIE WELT, WELT KOMPAKT, the Sunday edition, WELT AM SONNTAG, as well as the online and mobile activities of the newspapers... Read More
All platforms, International, Multi-Media
Marco Boselli
Editor-in-Chief
20 Minutes
Marco Boselli has been editor-in-chief of the newspaper 20 Minutes since the spring of 2003, after Tamedia AG in Switzerland purchased the paper from the Norwegian publishing house Schibsted. Prior to that Boselli was editor-in-chief of the Express... Read More
International, Newspaper, Web
Carlos Cabán
Senior Director
ESPN
Carlos Cabán joined ESPN in 2001 and serves as a senior director at the sports network, providing general managerial oversight of ESPNdeportes.com, the leading Spanish-language sports site on the Web. Primary markets include the U.S. Hispanic... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Megan Cunningham
Founder and CEO
Magnet Media
Megan Cunningham founded Magnet Media, a leading interactive media company and the video production company behind Zoom In Online (ZIO), an online content network providing daily news coverage of contemporary arts, culture, entertainment and... Read More
Web
David Keith Dahl
Regional Editor
The Boston Globe
Since 2003, David Keith Dahl has been on the staff of The Boston Globe, currently serving as regional editor. In that role, he oversees three twice-a-week print regional sections focused on communities around Boston and a network of hyper-local... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Timothy Griggs
Manager, Strategic Planning
The New York Times
Tim Griggs began his career as a sports reporter for the campus newspaper and later for the Associated Press and The Washington Post. But it was the opportunity to lead his campus newspaper – the Collegiate Times at Virginia Tech – as... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Susan Hackney
Senior Director of Marketing
Christian Science Monitor
In Susan Hackney’s role as senior director of marketing for The Christian Science Monitor, she has provided leadership during a period of transition as the 100 year-old Monitor became the first U.S.-based newspaper to shift from a daily print... Read More
Print, Non-Profit, Web
Nicole Hollway
General Manager
St. Louis Beacon
Nicole Hollway, general manager of the St. Louis Beacon, has spent her career applying new media to products and communication in industries ranging from Broadway to finance.
After majoring in theatre at Northwestern University, Hollway managed the... Read More
Non-Profit, Web
Robert Kempf
Vice President of the Product
The Boston Globe
As vice president of product at Boston.com, Bob Kempf is responsible for product strategy, development and execution for the leading regional Web portal. Boston.com is the Website of the Boston Globe, one nation’s largest local media Web sites and... Read More
Video, Newspaper, Web
Richard Levine
Vice President, Editorial Operations
Condé Nast Publications Magazine
Richard Levine, vice president of editorial operations at Condé Nast Publications, works with the company’s consumer magazines on a broad range of operational issues as well as new initiatives, including the development of digital... Read More
Magazine, Multi-Media, Web
Lauren McCullough
Social Networks and News Engagement Manager
The Associated Press
Lauren McCullough is an award-winning journalist and social media enthusiast. She has traveled the country speaking about multimedia journalism and she lectures on the use and importance of social media in the newsroom.
In her role as social... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Jennifer Preston
Social Media Editor
The New York Times Company
Jennifer Preston is social media editor at The New York Times, a new role created last year to help expand the use of social networks to improve Times journalism and deepen engagement with users on and off NYTimes.com.
A veteran reporter and editor... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Ernest Sotomayor
Assistant Dean for Career Services & Continuing Education
Columbia School of Journalism
Ernest R. Sotomayor began his career at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism as director of career services in February 2005 after a long career as an editor and reporter. He oversees a five-person career counseling offices that advises... Read More
Non-Profit
Soraya Gage
Executive Producer, NBC Learn
NBC News
Soraya Gage is a 20-year veteran of NBC News and now serves as executive producer of NBC Learn – the education arm of NBC – after serving as its senior editorial producer since 2006.
In her role, Gage has overseen the content production for three... Read More
Television
Lisa Kresl
Deputy Managing Editor
The Dallas Morning News
As deputy managing editor of Lifestyles at The Dallas Morning News, Lisa Kresl supervises the journalists who produce the features and arts sections as well as GuideLive.com. She is the newsroom liaison for marketing and research on audience and... Read More
Newspaper, Web
Steve Jones
Vice President/General Manager
ABC News Radio
Steve Jones was named vice president of ABC News Radio in 2003. In this position he is responsible for overseeing all programming, editorial and operations for ABC News Radio, ABC Radio’s entertainment programming and ABC Radio Sports. Jones also... Read More
Digital, Radio
Marshall Ingwerson
Managing Editor
Christian Science Monitor
Marshall Ingwerson has been managing editor of The Christian Science Monitor since 1999, overseeing daily editorial operations. Since 2006, his responsibilities have included online operations.
Ingwerson also served as a reporter based in Moscow,... Read More
Print, Non-Profit, Web
Susan Neisloss
President
WorkingForGreen.net
Susan Neisloss founded Workingforgreen.net, a video-based Web community reporting on the environment, in December 2008 out of her desire to use her media experience to help people make and save money, in the face of growing environmental and... Read More
Start-Up, Web
Jim Baltzelle
Florida Bureau Chief /Caribbean Sales Manager
The Associated Press
Jim Baltzelle is Florida bureau chief and Caribbean sales manager for the Associated Press, based in Miami. A veteran news manager in Florida for most of his career, Baltzelle became bureau chief in Miami in 2006. Caribbean duties were added in... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Sally Buzbee
Deputy Managing Editor/News Center
The Associated Press
Sally Buzbee is the deputy managing editor of The Associated Press, in charge of creating and building the news cooperative's News Center, a new global headquarters operation based in New York. The headquarters will help support regional news field... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Brian Carovillano
Regional Editor
The Associated Press
Brian Carovillano is the first U.S. regional editor for the Associated Press. He is leading the 13-state South region, stretching from Delaware to Florida and west to Louisiana, covering more than 20 bureaus, a staff of more than 150 and an all-... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Thomas J Cavallaro
Vice President and Controller
The New York Times Media Group
Thomas Cavallaro is the vice president and controller of The New York Times Media Group. He has also served at the Times as the executive director of both financial operations and circulation operations and as financial director of the production,... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Kerrie Gillis
Advertising Director, Corporate
The New York Times
Kerrie Gillis serves as advertising director, corporate, for The New York Times and as the advertising director for the Americas for The International Herald Tribune.
As advertising director, corporate, Gillis is responsible for the print and online... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
Lynda Sachs
Executive Director For Finance, Circulation, and Marketing
The New York Times
Lynda Sachs is the executive director of finance for circulation and marketing at The New York Times. She oversees forecasting, budgeting and analysis for circulation revenue and expenses as well as the operational analysis and business decision... Read More
All platforms, Multi-Media
2011
Molly Bingham
Founder
ORBmedia
From my first job in journalism, as an intern in the photo department of the Louisville Courier Journal & TimesI knew I wanted to be a journalist and cover international stories. I graduated from Harvard College in 1990 with a BA... Read More
Karen Bordeleau
Deputy Executive Editor
The Providence Journal
Karen Bordeleau was named deputy executive editor of The Providence Journal in May 2010. Bordeleau joined the staff of The Journal in 1996 and has worked as a reporter, copyeditor, section editor, assistant city editor and assistant managing... Read More
Print
Neill Borowski
Executive Editor/Content Director
The Press of Atlantic City
I joined The Press of Atlantic City in July 2009 as executive editor/content director with the tasks of increasing the digital audience and slowing the decline in print circulation. The newsroom was print-centric and one digital editor spent... Read More
Web
Sue Brooks
Director, International Products
Associated Press Television News
I ran away from home at the age of 17 to work on my local evening paper - one of the last of generations of British reporters to be indentured (literally bound) to a newspaper for some three years starting 1977. In the 30-odd years since... Read More
Web
Andrew DeVigal
Multimedia Editor
The New York Times
Andrew DeVigal is an innovative leader in digital journalism. As the multimedia editor at The New York Times, he has pioneered efforts to redefine multimedia journalism and pushed the medium in telling and explaining stories by working... Read More
Multi-Media
Peter Doucette
Executive Director of Circulation
The Boston Globe
As executive director of circulation sales & marketing, Peter Doucette is responsible for all consumer-facing aspects of circulation and audience development. This includes sales and marketing, consumer strategy, CRM, pricing, and... Read More
Print
Brian Hamman
Deputy Editor, Interactive News
The New York Times
Brian Hamman is the Deputy Editor of Interactive News at the New York Times -- a team of developers, designers, and journalists in the newsroom. The Interactive News team works on everything from a ballot to predict who will win the oscars,... Read More
Print
Rita Hibbard
Executive Director and Editor
InvestigateWest
As executive director and editor of InvestigateWest, I am creating a new model for investigative work and new pathways for information distribution for a news industry in transition. My team creates stories that are produced across platforms... Read More
Web
Marc Lemcke
Founder & President
Jule Holding
In 2010, Marc Lemcke founded Jule Holding, a company which creates and invests in media ventures. Until recently, he’s been attached with CNC, an international communications firm he co-founded in 2002. With CNC, Mr. Lemcke developed... Read More
Sandy MacIntyre
Vice President & Director of News
Associated Press Television News
Sandy MacIntyre (48), Vice President and Director of News for International Video, joined the AP in 1994 as one of the founding fathers of its London-based international video news agency. An Emmy award-winning editor, he has journalistic... Read More
International
Mark Medici
Director of Audience Development
The Dallas Morning News
Mark is the Director of Audience Development at the Dallas Morning News. Mark is responsible for the print and digital audience for all Dallas Morning News print publications, mobile/digital content delivery, email, search and social media.... Read More
Print
Benjamin Monnie
Executive Director of Ad Planning and Digital Strategy
The New York Times
Ben is the Executive Director of Ad Planning and Digital Strategy at The New York Times. Ben has both an MBA and a Masters in Journalism from Columbia and was the editor-in-chief of The Williams Record while an undergraduate at Williams. Ben... Read More
Print
David Scott
Online Editor
Christian Science Monitor
My current position is Online Editor at The Christian Science Monitor. For the previous 12 years, I was as International News editor, managing a 14-person team of editors and writers, two dozen regular freelancers, and a budget of $2-3 million. As... Read More
Web
Robin Sproul
VP & Washington Bureau Chief
ABC News
I have spent 34 years with ABC, and have served as Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News since March, 1993. Prior to that, I was the Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News, Radio for ten years, and in local radio before that... Read More
Television
Patrick Stiegman
VP/Executive Editor
ESPN.com
Stiegman is Vice President / Executive Editor & Producer for ESPN.com, overseeing day-to-day content planning and management of an award-winning team of more than 200 editors, writers and producers. His role includes strategic planning... Read More
Multi-Media
Peter Waelty
Editor-in-chief
Newsnetz
Peter Waelty is editor-in-chief of Newsnetz, the centralized newsroom for the online editions of a number of news outlets owned by Tamedia, a major Swiss media group with its headquarters in Zurich. Waelty is responsible for developing the... Read More
Digital
Abi Wright
Director, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
Columbia University Journalism School
Abi Wright joined the school’s prizes and programs department in July 2008 as the director of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and the John Chancellor Award. Wright spent seven years working at the Committee to Protect... Read More
Television, Web
Diego Zorrilla
Chief Editor, ESPNdeportes.com
ESPN
Although I do not hold a degree, I have almost complete undergraduate studies in Communication. My journalistic experience has been mostly in the fields of reporting and editing. I started working in 1990 for a local newspaper as a sports... Read More
Web
2012
Adrian Acosta
Chief Operating Officer
Journal Media Limited
For the past 15 years Adrian Acosta worked in the arts and entertainment industry as a producer and project manager in Ireland, the UK, Mexico and Argentina, developing a variety of theatrical productions, music events, and festivals with emphasis... Read More
Digital
David Albright
Senior Director, Managing Editor
ESPN Digital Media
Since 1993 David Albright has served in a variety of roles at ESPN, ranging from a researcher assistant for Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann to becoming one of the original team members at the Bristol-based ESPN.com. In his 15 plus years... Read More
Digital
Leona Allen
Deputy Managing Editor
The Dallas Morning News
Leona Allen is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has spent 25 years as a reporter, editor and newsroom manager. She's reported on subjects that include education, criminal justice, local government and state government. She's served as... Read More
Print, Web
Jeff Bergin
Senior Vice President Advertising
Hearst Media Services
Jeff Bergin has been in the media business since 1983, all of it on the business side.
His early experience was in classified and retail advertising sales at small and mid sized newspapers in Massachusetts and New Jersey. He moved into Sales... Read More
Print, Web
Glenn Burkins
Editor/Publisher
Qcitymetro.com
Glenn Burkins never imagined that he would become an entrepreneur. But since starting his website QCityMetro.com in December 2008, Burkins has learned what it takes to become a risk taker in the delivering of the news, especially when the... Read More
Digital, Web
Clayton Collins
Weekly Edition Editor
Christian Science Monitor
Clayton Collins is responsible for the Christian Science Monitor’s web and print features editorial direction, supervising several sub-editors and collaborating with other senior editors on cover stories and news coverage.
Except for a four-... Read More
Print, Web
Brian Fallon
CEO
Journal Media Limited
Brian Fallon is a co-founder of Distilled Media Group, Ireland’s largest indigenous online publisher with over 4 million unique users per month. ComScore Ireland ranks it fifth after Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo.
Distilled... Read More
Digital, Web
Dan Grech
News Director
WLRN-Miami Herald News Public Radio and TV
Dan Grech oversees the WLRN-Miami Herald News, the only public radio news department based in the newsroom of a daily newspaper. He manages a staff of 10 full-time employees and another five hourly contractors in a complex web of partner... Read More
Radio
Doris Hart
Chief Copy Editor
The BILD, Axel Springer AG News Organization
Doris Hart is the chief copy editor of Axel Springer AG’s BILD newspaper, where she has been a member of its board of editors since August 2011. Her responsibilities include being part of the daily as well as the general decision making... Read More
Print
Sara Just
Senior Washington Editor
ABC News Digital
Sara Just is the Senior Washington Editor for ABC News Digital. Based in Washington, she oversees all political and DC-based coverage for ABCNews.com, the broadband cable channel, ABCNewsNow, and ABC’s mobile platforms. She manages daily... Read More
Digital
Baadur Koplatadze
Dean
The Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM)
Baadur Koplatadze has served as Dean of Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM) at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) since April 2011. Before that he was an adjunct faculty and fulltime faculty member at the school... Read More
Santiago Lyon
Director of Photography
The Associated Press
Santiago Lyon oversees the AP's global photo department and more than 400 staff photographers and editors. The AP photo department holds the record for the most Pulitzer Prizes in photography than any other news organization.
Born in Madrid,... Read More
Michael Manning
Executive Director, Emerging Platforms
Boston Globe.com and Boston.com
Michael Manning is the Executive Director for Emerging Platforms at The Boston Globe and Boston.com. In his current role, Manning was part of the leadership team that launched the award-winning BostonGlobe.com in September 2011. The new site is... Read More
Web
Ellen McDonnell
Director News Programming
NPR
Ellen McDonnell oversees the editorial and management of all NPR news programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Weekend All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, and Tell Me More.
Reporting... Read More
Radio
Torrey Oberfest
Associate Director, Strategic Planning
Hachette Book Group
Torrey Oberfest is Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Hachette Book Group. She is responsible for leading strategic initiatives and supporting the development of new businesses. She also oversees analytics and research, reporting upon... Read More
Sharon Otterman
Chief Marketing Officer
msnbc
Sharon Otterman is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at msnbc. As CMO, she is responsible for leading comprehensive brand management, positioning, and consumer insight efforts, as well as developing all advertising and promotional campaigns for the... Read More
Chris Peña
Executive Editor
NBCLatino.com of NBC News
As Executive Editor of NBCLatino.com, Peña leads all aspects of the business, including coordination of the technical development, staffing and hiring, editorial vision and sales and marketing. He also oversees the day-to-day... Read More
Web
Jim Roberts
Assistant Managing Editor
The New York Times
Jim Roberts was named assistant managing editor for The New York Times in December 2010. His portfolio is digital content, and as such he oversees and helps manage the newsroom operations of NYTimes.com and other digital outlets.
In... Read More
Digital
Jean-Paul Schwindt
Sales and Marketing Director
Tamedia Publications Romandes SA
As Sales and Marketing Director, Jean-Paul Schwindt is part of the management team that is composed of the CEO and the Editorial Director. He is in charge of a budget of 161€ million, and supervises a team of seven managers. His duties... Read More
Digital, Print
Blake Sell
Director
AP Images Products
Blake Sell directs AP's business strategy around photos through the AP Images division. He is directly responsible for product development, content initiatives, partner acquisition and relationships. The job involves overseeing AP's... Read More
Michael Shapiro
Professor of Journalism
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
Michael Shapiro has been a fulltime professor at the Graduate School of Journalism since 1992, having spent the previous 16 years working in newspapers, magazines and starting a book writing career while living for five years in Japan in the 1980s... Read More
Amy Singer
Former Director of Editorial Strategy & Development
ALM Media
Amy Singer has worked as a reporter and editor for more than 25 years focusing on legal and business journalism. Her experience crosses multiple platforms, including newspapers, magazines, books, and online. She also serves as an... Read More
Digital, Print
Achilles Tsaltas
Vice President
International Herald Tribune
Achilles Tsaltas oversees the worldwide circulation/distribution strategy, P&L operation and team for the Paris-based International Herald Tribune, a New York Times newspaper with a 235,000 print circulation and 9 million digital web users.... Read More
Print
2013
Peter Barthel
Executive Assistant
WELT-Group
I currently work as an Executive Assistant to the President of WELT Group and Printing at Axel Springer AG. I was born in 1982 and finished my A-Levels in 2000. After one year working in the retail banking sector I started business studies. In 2007... Read More
Rick Berke
Assistant Managing Editor
The New York Times
Richard L. Berke was named assistant managing editor of The New York Times in September 2011, overseeing the Features departments and weekly sections, as well as political coverage. Mr. Berke had been national editor since March 2010 and previously... Read More
Darren Burden
National Editor, Metro Publishing
Fairfax Media
I’ve worked in digital publishing in a traditional newspaper company since 1997, joining The Melbourne Age as a casual web producer while completing my Journalism/Computer Science degree. I also completed an honours year in Commerce, writing a... Read More
Susan Daly
Editor
TheJournal.ie
I am Editor of Ireland’s fastest-growing online-only news publication, TheJournal.ie. I oversee the editorial direction of the site and drive our team to deliver smart, timely news content to online consumers. My background has been largely in... Read More
Tamer Fakahany
Deputy Managing Editor
Associated Press
As head of the Nerve Center, I have worked at AP headquarters in New York since March 2010. Before that, I worked in television news for 20 years (13 with AP Television in London) , both on the editorial side on the desk and in the field - producing... Read More
Elizabeth Fishman
Associate Dean for Communications
Columbia Journalism School
For the past nine years, I’ve worked under Nick Lemann at Columbia Journalism School in three different positions. In 2003, Nick hired me to be Director of Special Projects. This included a “listening tour” around the country to... Read More
Anya Grundmann
Director & Executive Producer, NPR
National Public Radio
Anya Grundmann has guided the launch and growth of NPR Music as a premiere award-winning destination for music discovery and innovative multiplatform journalism, in close partnership with 13 public radio stations and major NPR news programs. As Fast... Read More
Radio
Tom Huang
Sunday & Enterprise Editor
The Dallas Morning News
I am Sunday & Enterprise Editor at The Dallas Morning News and Reporting, Writing and Editing Fellow at The Poynter Institute, where I oversee the school’s writing program. I have worked at The News since 1993, first as a feature writer,... Read More
Mark Katches
Editorial Director
Center for Investigative Reporting
Mark Katches, 49, is the editorial director for the Center for Investigative Reporting, where he oversees a team of more than 30 investigative reporters and editors. The Center for Investigative Reporting includes the California Watch and The Bay... Read More
Stacy Kennedy
Digital Strategist
Bloomberg Television
Stacy Kennedy leads digital strategy for Bloomberg Television. Kennedy is responsible for leading the vision, strategy and initiatives for digital video across Bloomberg Television's digital footprint. She works closely with sales and... Read More
Meredith Kokos
Manager of Web Analytics
The Boston Globe
Meredith has over 12 years of experience translating numbers and raw data into actionable results. Her experience includes web strategy, web analytics, optimization, and testing to improve customer experience and site conversions, while reducing... Read More
Christopher Ladd
Mobile Software Engineer
The New York Times
As an engineer on the NYTimes mobile team, I help write the apps that will define our future, primarily our flagship newsreader app for iPad. I specialize in making complex layouts seamless and intuitive, and strive to work with the rest of the... Read More
Lora LeSage
Senior Vice President
NBC Owned Television Stations, NBC Universal
LeSage has more than 20 years of local broadcast and digital news experience. Before taking on her current position as SVP of Digital Media in October 2012, she was Vice President of Digital Media Operations for NBC Owned Television Stations, where... Read More
Nunzio Michael Lupo
Senior Director, Digital Products
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I graduated in 1981 from Michigan State University with a degree in journalism and a concentration in economics. I've been a reporter, editor and senior leader in all areas and sections of the newspaper. My last position in the newsroom was... Read More
Patricia Mays
Senior Director/Managing Editor
ESPN.com
Patricia Mays is the Senior Director/Managing Editor of Programming & Page 1 for ESPN.com.In this role, she is responsible for implementing the digital editorial content strategy for all pro sports coverage, programming of the ESPN.com home page... Read More
Bjarke Møller
Editor-in-Chief
Monday Morning Media
Bjarke Møller is Editor-in-Chief of Monday Morning, a weekly magazine in Denmark, publishing in-depth analysis and navigation stories for CEO´s, high level persons and key decision makers in Denmark. It is a very influential magazine... Read More
Magazine
Amelia Newcomb
International News Editor
The Christian Science Monitor
I first came to the Monitor in 1981 after working for a year in Japan, my area of interest as an East Asian Studies major at Harvard University. I worked first in the news departments as an editor and subsequently in the features department as an... Read More
David Reiter
Vice President, Newsgathering
ABC News
David Reiter is the Vice President of Newsgathering for ABC News. David has daily oversight of all newsgathering operations and the assignment of correspondents, producers, and crews worldwide. He supervises the sharing of editorial information and... Read More
Madeleine Rey-von Holzen
Deputy Director of Publications
Tamedia SA
Madeleine von Holzen is Deputy Director of Publications of the Swiss press group Tamedia SA. She is responsible for the digital strategy and development of the major newspapers and magazines of French-speaking Switzerland. She graduated (Masters in... Read More
David Sikorjak
Director, Consumer Insights
MSNBC
I began my career at an interactive ad agency, Publicis Modem, where I rose to lead the Consumer Insights discipline. Fortune 500 clients came to us to find digital solutions to their problems. My job was to identify the consumer need to inform and... Read More
Eric Ulken
Assistant Managing Editor, Digital
The Seattle Times
Eric Ulken is assistant managing editor, digital, at The Seattle Times, where he oversees a digital production team and helps coordinate the newsroom's digital efforts. He was previously the editor for interactive technology at the Los Angeles... Read More