The Columbus Dispatch names Edwina Blackwell Clark as next executive editor

Edwina Blackwell Clark has been named the new executive editor of The Columbus Dispatch. She met with the Dispatch staff Wednesday in the newspaper's main conference room (Photo by Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch)
Edwina Blackwell Clark has been named the new executive editor of The Columbus Dispatch. She met with the Dispatch staff Wednesday in the newspaper's main conference room (Photo by Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch)
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Max Filby | The Columbus Dispatch

For the first time in its nearly 151-year history, The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch will be led by a woman and person of color.

Edwina 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. She will officially assume the new role June 27, replacing Alan Miller, who retired at the end of 2021.

"I'm really excited about the next chapter for The Columbus Dispatch ..." Blackwell Clark said upon meeting the news staff. "Together, we're going to figure things out. We're going to forge that path together."

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