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Ketchum joins NY Times as editor of “The Daily”

John Ketchum

The following excerpt announcement was sent out from The New York Times:

John Ketchum joins as an editor. He comes to The Times from the American Journalism Project, a venture philanthropy fund focused on sustaining local news in communities across the United States.

John has worn many hats throughout his career. He’s worked as an editor/producer for NPR’S Morning Edition, a deputy editor for Vox Media’s SB Nation and an associate producer for CNN’s social media team, to name a few. He started his career at American Public Media in Los Angeles, where he helped launch the Wealth and Poverty desk at Marketplace, a national radio program covering business and the economy.

A native of Saginaw, Michigan, John’s love for audio was born while attending Central Michigan University, where he was a student reporter for WCMU, the college’s public radio station.

Mariam Ahmed

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