"If ever there was a time that our community or any community needed a trusted news source, it is now and we will continue to be there."Īs editor, Blackwell Clark will face an evolving environment for local news. "When I think about The Columbus Dispatch, I really think about how the brand is really so much more than what's on the page," Blackwell Clark said. >Over time: See 'Dispatch' newsrooms through the years The second show, centered around the theme of "neighbors" is June 15. She also praised The Dispatch's Storytellers Project, a live show during which five members of the community share their stories on specific topics. More: 9 reasons to subscribe to The Dispatch, from investigations to crosswordsīlackwell Clark said she's a fan of many Dispatch initiatives such as the award-winning mobile newsroom, a partnership between the newspaper and the Columbus Metropolitan Library that allows reporters to work out of branches in underserved communities. With her years of experience in the press, Blackwell Clark is both a "fantastic journalist and a fantastic person," said Peter Bhatia, Ohio and Michigan regional editor for the USA TODAY Network.Īs a Springfield native and lifelong Ohioan, Blackwell Clark said she's followed The Dispatch for a long time and commended the paper's coverage of state government and politics and the Ohio State Buckeyes, among other news. She also worked as reporter and later as an assistant managing editor for the Dayton Daily News. She previously served as editor and publisher of a set of southwest Ohio newspapers, including the Middletown Journal and the Hamilton Journal News. >150th anniversary: Paper shines a light on injustices, need for reform in Columbus areaīlackwell Clark's rise to The Dispatch's top job marks her return to newspapers, which she helped lead from 1998 through 2011. We're going to forge that path together." "Together, we're going to figure things out. " Blackwell Clark said upon meeting the news staff. "I'm really excited about the next chapter for The Columbus Dispatch. She will officially assume the new role June 27, replacing Alan Miller, who retired at the end of 2021. For the first time in its nearly 151-year history, The Columbus Dispatch will be led by a woman and person of color.Įdwina Blackwell Clark, 59, was named the next executive editor of The Dispatch on Wednesday, capping a months-long national search for the news organization's next leader.
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