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Articles tagged first-ever (6)

Sophie Culpepper and Sarah ScireFebruary 5, 2025

Meet the first-ever policy and advocacy director at LION Publishers

“If policy is being crafted that impacts our members, I think it’s important that we are making efforts to help shape it to their benefit. The sausage-making is going to happen whether we choose to be a part of it or not.”

Andrew DeckMarch 28, 2024

The Washington Post’s first AI strategy editor talks LLMs in the newsroom

Phoebe Connelly on prompt training, AI anxieties, and her first-of-its-kind role

Sarah ScireOctober 25, 2023

Meet the first-ever mixtaper at The New York Times

“I think the streaming economy has brought on a lot of paralysis of choice. When you can listen to (almost) anything with one click, where do you even begin?”

Hanaa' TameezMay 17, 2023

Meet the first-ever editor for Latino audiences at NPR

“The weight of coverage shouldn’t have to fall on the shoulders of a select few, but rather on the organization as a whole. I am here to make sure of that.”

Sarah ScireFebruary 27, 2023

Meet the first-ever artificial intelligence editor at the Financial Times

“I want to make AI more understandable and accessible to our readers, so it doesn’t feel like magic but merely a tool that they can wield.”

Sarah ScireFebruary 1, 2023

Meet the first-ever accessibility engineer at The Washington Post

“It is definitely stressful to be the first in this new role. I feel deep down like I need to justify its creation with every step that I take.”