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Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Editor-in-Chief, Journal Register Company, USA

Jim Brady is Editor-in-Chief at the Journal Register Company. He orchestrates JRC’s daily news coverage directly oversees all newsgathering operations. He joined JRC to lead Project Thunderdome a project to redefine how JRC produces journalism for the digital age.

Before joining JRC, Jim served as general manager of TBD, a new local news operation dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the Washington, D.C. region combining the values of traditional journalism and the power of citizen journalism. Brady joined TBD after more than four years as executive editor of washingtonpost.com, where he led the site to numerous awards and accolades.

In between his stints at washingtonpost.com, Jim spent more than four years at America Online, serving as Group Programming Director, News & Sports; Executive Director, Editorial Operations; and Vice President, Production & Operations.

To read an interview with Jim see here.

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