Jim Naughton

About Jim Naughton

James Naughton instigated an Open Letter that Knight Ridder alumni issued in 2005. He was an editor for 18 years at The Philadelphia Inquirer before becoming president of The Poynter Institute in 1996. He retired in 2003.

Essay

By Opinion June 15, 1999

Once upon a time the editor of a daily newspaper edited. There’s little risk of that happening now. The top newsroom manager probably has a title like vice president and executive editor, spends most of the time in meetings with … Read more