Cox Enterprises has promoted Tiffanie McDonald to vice president of inclusion and diversity. In her new role, McDonald will lead the implementation of the company’s inclusion, diversity and equity strategy and will report directly to EVP and Chief People and Operations Officer Jill Campbell. more

Chadd Cripe, who has worked at the Idado Statesman for more than 24 years, has been named interim editor of the paper. more

Trevor Baratko has been named news editor of The Frederick (Maryland) News-Post to succeed Allen Etzler, who left the News-Post to work with the city of Frederick. more

The Seattle Times has announced the appointment of Brier Dudley as Free Press editor. He will cover the current local and national crisis in journalism, along with the efforts to preserve the independence and sustainability of the nation’s local free press system. more

A long journalism career in New York and New Jersey, punctuated by historic local and national events and a newsroom Pulitzer Prize, have brought David Ng to The Providence (Rhode Island) Journal as the new executive editor. more

Todd Colling, general manager of the Beloit (Wisconsin) Daily News, is preparing for a homecoming of sorts as he takes on the new role of general manager of the Marinette EagleHerald and Antigo Daily Journal. more

Publisher Michael Moses is stepping down, and Shawn Palmer, who has a deep background in newspapers in Connecticut, has been named publisher of the Greenfield (Massachusetts) Recorder, Daily Hampshire Gazette and Athol Daily News. more

Kevin Warren has been named publisher of The Natchez (Mississippi) Democrat, Natchez the Magazine, Brookhaven Daily Leader, Brookhaven Magazine, the Prentiss Headlight and related digital and print products. more

Jim Gouvellis, the former executive editor of the Sun Newspapers in Sarasota and Charlotte counties, has been named publisher of the Clermont News Leader in Lake County. more

A trio of Gannett publications tucked into North Carolina’s Piedmont area – The Times-News in Burlington, The Courier-Tribune in Asheboro and The Dispatch in Lexington — recently underwent some leadership changes.  more

Alan Davis will be retiring at the end of the week after five and a half years in charge of The Daily Tribune News (Cartersville, Georgia) and Chatsworth Times. Group Publisher Jack McNeely will oversee the operations at The Daily Tribune News and its other publications. more

John Bridges has announced plans to retire in March from the Austin American-Statesman, and the news organization named a respected industry leader to succeed him. Bridges will leave the Statesman after 32 years; he currently serves as executive editor. more

Ray Rivera is leaving his position as managing editor for The Seattle Times to move to Oklahoma City to become executive editor of The Oklahoman. He also will serve as regional editor for the USA TODAY Network’s Sunbelt region, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico. more

In her new role, Colleen McCain Nelson will lead McClatchy's newsroom in Sacramento and oversee all California newsrooms, including The Fresno Bee, The Modesto Bee, The Tribune in San Luis Obispo and the Merced Sun-Star. McCain Nelson was previously McClatchy opinion editor and editorial page editor for The Kansas City Star. more

Chris Reen, publisher of The Denver Gazette, has been named president and CEO of Denver-based Clarity Media Group, which owns the digital publication. more

In addition to leading the Enid (Oklahoma) News & Eagle and EnidNews.com, Jeff Funk has been a senior publisher responsible for the Woodward News and Duncan Banner, publications also owned by CNHI. more

Bill Barker, who has served since April 2016 as a regional president for Gannett in Florida, as well as the president and publisher of the Naples Daily News and The News-Press in Fort Myers, is stepping down from those roles today. The two newspapers are part of Gannett's USA TODAY Network, which includes hundreds of media properties around the country. more

Connie Walters will serve as key legal adviser to Cox Enterprises’ People Solutions organization by providing employment law policy and employee relations subject matter expertise, investigation guidance and recommendations in resolving employee relations issues.  more

The University of Florida  has announced that news industry veteran Janet Coats has been named managing director of the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology (CTMT), a multidisciplinary initiative launched to understand the dynamics that have undermined the trustworthiness of content and information disseminated via technology. more

Julie Inskeep has retired after nearly 24 years as publisher of The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Editor Sherry Skufca has been named publisher, and a new editor and managing editor also have been appointed. more