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Stephanie Arnold
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Lead Editor, Retail Dive
Lead editor @retaildive. Other stuff I do: Podcaster, web design. Detroit made, but sometimes I pretend to be from New York.
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Kevin Doyle
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Lead Editor, Al Jazeera English
Editor @AJEnglish Asia-Pacific. Previously @DCU_SoC; Harvard Nieman fellow @niemanfdn; Editor-in-Chief @CambodiaDaily etc.🇵🇸
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Thomas Betts
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Lead Editor, InfoQ
Lead editor, software architecture and design @InfoQ; Sr principal engineer @Blackbaud; Lifelong computer nerd; Husband; Geek dad; Outdoorsy; Dog person; He/Him
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Rachel Hurn
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Lead Editor, Baby and Kid, Wirecutter
Writer. Mama. Editor @wirecutter @nytimes. Former Bookseller and Puppeteer @McNallyJackson. Alum @newschoolwrites + @Tin_House
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Emily Sørensen
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Lead Editor, Automatic Blogging
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Rose Palazzolo
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Lead Editor, Industry Dive
Journalist, food maker, eater, New Yorker, mom, she/her
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Jefferson Nunn
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Lead Editor, Crypto News
Tech Maven. Lead Editor Crypto News. Lead at Presearch. Writer of Sci Fi Books.
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Jefferson Nunn
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Lead Editor, Crypto News
Tech Maven. Lead Editor Crypto News. Lead at Presearch. Writer of Sci Fi Books.
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Elias Makori
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Lead Editor, Sports and Integration Projects, Daily Nation
2012 IAAF World Journalist of the Year. “Journalism largely consists of saying Lord Jones is Dead to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.”
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J.C. Shelton
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Lead Editor, The Players' Lounge
@UGAGrady grad | FWAA | National College Football • Georgia Football @AthlonSports | @ugafootballlive Podcast 🎙️📺
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Can I filter Lead Editors by beat, location, or outlet?
Absolutely. You can refine by industry beat, country, state, city, or publication to focus your outreach on Lead Editors in those segments.
What information does each Lead Editors profile include?
Each profile includes journalist type, role, beat(s), industry, outlet(s), location, and recent articles, helping you see their coverage and seniority context.
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