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After 49 years in journalism, William McDonald’s recent retirement was well-earned. For the past 20 years, McDonald was The New York Times’ obituaries editor. In July, E&P spoke with him about his remarkable career; how the obituaries team operated; and his thoughts on life and death.
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Local newsrooms around the country continue to grapple with challenges related to audience, business models and revenue. Many lack the dedicated personnel and expertise to plan and manage new strategies. That’s the disconnect the Lenfest Expert Network (LEN) intends to bridge.
This year, the News-Gazette team — a staff of 16 full-timers — found a new way to develop its audience, serve the public, extend the reach of its journalism and innovate on a new platform. In January 2026, it launched News-Gazette Radio.
Presidents critical of the press aren’t new, but Trump’s tactics represent a significant escalation. At the link, read my conversation about the White House’s online “burn book,” with Christoph Mergerson, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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50 States, 50 Fixes: How local climate solutions are resonating across America — my conversation with The New York Times’ Climate Editor Lyndsey Layton.
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Chris Reen is Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine‘s Publisher of the Year.
Chris Reen is honored for his approachable optimism, reverence for journalism and a record of innovation, resilience and service to community.
QUICK READ: How top journalists protect sources and turn secrets into stories
Read at the link or in the September 2025 Editor & Publisher print edition:
“This is an area where more boards of directors than ever are looking for continued updates, not just on the state of the law and the state of enforcement policy, but what it all means in terms of their own companies’ practices. … This is complicated stuff.” — Camille Olson, partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
E&P’s August 2025 Cover Story: Experts weigh in on how DEI can survive and evolve in today’s volatile media and legal landscape
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/whats-next-for-dei-in-newsrooms,257042
Quick Read: The Houston Chronicle investigative team—double the size it was just a year ago—digs deep into the questions that matter most to Houstonians
Gretchen A. Peck 