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Executive Leadership

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Newsroom Leadership

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National News

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News Desk

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Michelle Deal-Zimmerman
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Investigations, Storytelling & Data

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Politics/World

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Gabrielle Banks Portrait of Gabrielle Banks
Joey Garrison Portrait of Joey Garrison
Josh Meyer Portrait of Josh Meyer
Kathryn Palmer Portrait of Kathryn Palmer
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Michael Collins Portrait of Michael Collins
Phillip M. Bailey Portrait of Phillip M. Bailey
Sarah D. Wire Portrait of Sarah D. Wire
Sudiksha Kochi Portrait of Sudiksha Kochi
Susan Page Portrait of Susan Page
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Zac Anderson Portrait of Zac Anderson
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Sports

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Andrés Soto
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Blake Schuster
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Chris Young
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Gene Myers
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Jared Beilby
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Jason Anderson Portrait of Jason Anderson
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Joe Bond Portrait of Joe Bond
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Josh Peter Portrait of Josh Peter
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Marcus D. Smith
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Entertainment

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Lifestyle & Financial Wellness

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Daryl Austin Portrait of Daryl Austin
David Oliver Portrait of David Oliver
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Josh Rivera Portrait of Josh Rivera
Kathleen Wong Portrait of Kathleen Wong
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Madeline Mitchell Portrait of Madeline Mitchell
Medora Lee Portrait of Medora Lee
Nathan Diller Portrait of Nathan Diller
Rachel Barber Portrait of Rachel Barber
Rachel Hale Portrait of Rachel Hale
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Opinion

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Casey Blake Portrait of Casey Blake
Chris Brennan Portrait of Chris Brennan
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Drew Atkins Portrait of Drew Atkins
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Janessa Hilliard Portrait of Janessa Hilliard
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Kofi Mframa
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Nicole Russell Portrait of Nicole Russell
Rex Huppke Portrait of Rex Huppke
Sara Pequeño
Thuan Le Elston Portrait of Thuan Le Elston

Audience

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Alex Connor Portrait of Alex Connor
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Jane Onyanga-Omara Portrait of Jane Onyanga-Omara
Kevin Quinitchett Portrait of Kevin Quinitchett
Monica Garske Portrait of Monica Garske
Nicole Fallert Portrait of Nicole Fallert
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Olivia Munson Portrait of Olivia Munson
Priya Kaur Portrait of Priya Kaur
Sam Woodward Portrait of Sam Woodward

Content Planners/Copy Desk

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Michael Smith Portrait of Michael Smith
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Thomas A. Taylor Portrait of Thomas A. Taylor

Search Engine Optimization

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Michael Hastings
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Amy Haneline Portrait of Amy Haneline
Bianca Harris Portrait of Bianca Harris
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James Powel Portrait of James Powel
Jay Cannon Portrait of Jay Cannon
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Julia Gomez Portrait of Julia Gomez
Kate Perez Portrait of Kate Perez
Keith Laing Portrait of Keith Laing
Mary Walrath-Holdridge Portrait of Mary Walrath-Holdridge
Melina Khan Portrait of Melina Khan
Michelle Del Rey Portrait of Michelle Del Rey
Mike Snider Portrait of Mike Snider
Saleen Martin Portrait of Saleen Martin
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Taylor Ardrey

Content Strategy

Caroline Olney
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David Hoffman Portrait of David Hoffman
Dylan Reffe Portrait of Dylan Reffe
Elisha Twerski Portrait of Elisha Twerski
Jessica Moore
Kara McGinley
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Rich Scinto
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Trisha Easto

Photo/Video

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Camille Fine Portrait of Camille Fine
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Chloe Kim Portrait of Chloe Kim
Christina Cardona Portrait of Christina Cardona
Christopher Powers Portrait of Christopher Powers
Connor Ling Portrait of Connor Ling
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Gabrielle Zabat Portrait of Gabrielle Zabat
Jack Gruber Portrait of Jack Gruber
Jane Mo Portrait of Jane Mo
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John Calhoun Portrait of John Calhoun
Josh Morgan Portrait of Josh Morgan
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Lauren Ready Portrait of Lauren Ready
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Michael Bodenhorst Portrait of Michael Bodenhorst
Mike Fant Portrait of Mike Fant
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Ryan Ross Portrait of Ryan Ross
Sean Dougherty Portrait of Sean Dougherty
Sean Oates Portrait of Sean Oates
Stephanie Cardenas
Stephanie Valdivia
Tina Locurto Portrait of Tina Locurto
Yasmeen Hamadeh

Video Series, Sports & Special Projects

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Amna Subhan
Chandler Hoefle
Christine Conetta Portrait of Christine Conetta
Christopher Corter Portrait of Christopher Corter
Cody Godwin Portrait of Cody Godwin
Danielle Barker Portrait of Danielle Barker
Evan Thorpe Portrait of Evan Thorpe
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Jeff Zegas Portrait of Jeff Zegas
Jonelle La Foucade
Kaely Monahan Portrait of Kaely Monahan
Kelsey Monstrola
Ken Hathaway Portrait of Ken Hathaway
Kendall Malinchock Portrait of Kendall Malinchock
Laura J. Beatty Portrait of Laura J. Beatty
Madison Tenenbaum
Matt Preis Portrait of Matt Preis
Ralphie Aversa Portrait of Ralphie Aversa
Robert Padavick Portrait of Robert Padavick
Ronnie Li Portrait of Ronnie Li
Samantha Cardona-Norberg Portrait of Samantha Cardona-Norberg
Sarah Scanlan Portrait of Sarah Scanlan
Seth Carnell
Stacy Shapiro Mello Portrait of Stacy Shapiro Mello
Stronz Vanderploeg Portrait of Stronz Vanderploeg
Terry Baddoo Portrait of Terry Baddoo
Zulekha Nathoo Portrait of Zulekha Nathoo

Photo and Video Technology

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Ian McDonald Portrait of Ian McDonald
Josmar Taveras Portrait of Josmar Taveras
Justin Schultz Portrait of Justin Schultz
Michael DeJong Portrait of Michael DeJong
Scott L. Hall Portrait of Scott L. Hall
Shaheer Lanier Portrait of Shaheer Lanier
Steve Elfers Portrait of Steve Elfers

Data Visualization and Interactive Graphics

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George Petras Portrait of George Petras
Janet Loehrke Portrait of Janet Loehrke
Jennifer Borresen Portrait of Jennifer Borresen
Karina Zaiets
Ramon Padilla Portrait of Ramon Padilla
Shawn J. Sullivan Portrait of Shawn J. Sullivan
Stephen J. Beard Portrait of Stephen J. Beard
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