The Dallas Morning News Names Colleen McCain Nelson Executive Editor
DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) has appointed Colleen McCain Nelson as the new Executive Editor of The Dallas Morning News, effective August 11, 2025. Nelson, a Pulitzer Prize winner, returns to the newsroom where she previously spent nearly 12 years as a writer. She currently serves as Executive Editor of The Sacramento Bee and California regional editor for McClatchy Media.
Nelson, 51, brings significant achievements to her new role, including leading The Sacramento Bee to several national and state journalism awards in 2024. She previously won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing at The Dallas Morning News and has extensive experience as a White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and as McClatchy's national opinion editor.
The appointment follows the departure of previous Executive Editor Katrice Hardy, who left in February 2025 to become CEO of The Marshall Project. Grant Moise, Publisher of The Dallas Morning News, emphasized Nelson's commitment to journalistic excellence and her experience in digital transformation as key factors in her selection.
DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) ha nominato Colleen McCain Nelson nuovo Direttore Esecutivo del The Dallas Morning News, a partire dall'11 agosto 2025. Nelson, vincitrice del premio Pulitzer, ritorna nella redazione dove aveva lavorato per quasi 12 anni come giornalista. Attualmente 猫 Direttore Esecutivo del The Sacramento Bee e caporedattore regionale per la California di McClatchy Media.
Nelson, 51 anni, porta con s茅 importanti risultati, tra cui la guida del The Sacramento Bee a numerosi premi giornalistici nazionali e statali nel 2024. In precedenza ha vinto il premio Pulitzer per la scrittura editoriale nel 2010 al The Dallas Morning News ed ha una vasta esperienza come corrispondente dalla Casa Bianca per The Wall Street Journal e come caporedattore nazionale per le opinioni di McClatchy.
La nomina segue la partenza della precedente Direttrice Esecutiva Katrice Hardy, che ha lasciato nel febbraio 2025 per diventare CEO del The Marshall Project. Grant Moise, editore del The Dallas Morning News, ha sottolineato l'impegno di Nelson per l'eccellenza giornalistica e la sua esperienza nella trasformazione digitale come fattori chiave della sua scelta.
DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) ha nombrado a Colleen McCain Nelson como la nueva Editora Ejecutiva de The Dallas Morning News, con efecto a partir del 11 de agosto de 2025. Nelson, ganadora del premio Pulitzer, regresa a la redacci贸n donde trabaj贸 casi 12 a帽os como escritora. Actualmente es Editora Ejecutiva de The Sacramento Bee y editora regional para California de McClatchy Media.
Nelson, de 51 a帽os, aporta logros significativos a su nuevo cargo, incluyendo haber llevado a The Sacramento Bee a varios premios nacionales y estatales de periodismo en 2024. Anteriormente gan贸 el premio Pulitzer en 2010 por su escritura editorial en The Dallas Morning News y cuenta con amplia experiencia como corresponsal de la Casa Blanca para The Wall Street Journal y como editora nacional de opini贸n de McClatchy.
El nombramiento sigue a la salida de la anterior Editora Ejecutiva Katrice Hardy, quien dej贸 el cargo en febrero de 2025 para convertirse en CEO de The Marshall Project. Grant Moise, editor de The Dallas Morning News, destac贸 el compromiso de Nelson con la excelencia period铆stica y su experiencia en transformaci贸n digital como factores clave en su selecci贸n.
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DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq : DALN) a nomm茅 Colleen McCain Nelson nouvelle r茅dactrice en chef ex茅cutive du The Dallas Morning News, 脿 compter du 11 ao没t 2025. Laur茅ate du prix Pulitzer, Nelson revient dans la salle de r茅daction o霉 elle a travaill茅 pr猫s de 12 ans en tant que journaliste. Elle est actuellement r茅dactrice en chef ex茅cutive du The Sacramento Bee et r茅dactrice r茅gionale pour la Californie chez McClatchy Media.
Nelson, 51 ans, apporte 脿 son nouveau poste d鈥檌mportantes r茅alisations, notamment avoir conduit le The Sacramento Bee 脿 remporter plusieurs prix nationaux et d鈥櫭塼at en journalisme en 2024. Elle a auparavant remport茅 le prix Pulitzer 2010 pour ses 茅ditoriaux au The Dallas Morning News et poss猫de une vaste exp茅rience en tant que correspondante 脿 la Maison-Blanche pour le Wall Street Journal ainsi que r茅dactrice en chef nationale des opinions chez McClatchy.
Cette nomination fait suite au d茅part de l鈥檃ncienne r茅dactrice en chef ex茅cutive Katrice Hardy, partie en f茅vrier 2025 pour devenir PDG du The Marshall Project. Grant Moise, 茅diteur du The Dallas Morning News, a soulign茅 l鈥檈ngagement de Nelson envers l鈥檈xcellence journalistique et son exp茅rience dans la transformation num茅rique comme facteurs cl茅s de son choix.
DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) hat Colleen McCain Nelson zum neuen Chefredakteur des The Dallas Morning News ernannt, wirksam ab dem 11. August 2025. Nelson, Gewinnerin des Pulitzer-Preises, kehrt in die Redaktion zur眉ck, in der sie zuvor fast 12 Jahre als Reporterin t盲tig war. Derzeit ist sie Chefredakteurin von The Sacramento Bee und Regionalredakteurin f眉r Kalifornien bei McClatchy Media.
Die 51-j盲hrige Nelson bringt bedeutende Erfolge mit, darunter die F眉hrung von The Sacramento Bee zu mehreren nationalen und staatlichen Journalismuspreisen im Jahr 2024. Zuvor gewann sie 2010 den Pulitzer-Preis f眉r Meinungsartikel bei The Dallas Morning News und verf眉gt 眉ber umfangreiche Erfahrung als Korrespondentin des Wei脽en Hauses f眉r das Wall Street Journal sowie als nationale Meinungsredakteurin bei McClatchy.
Die Ernennung folgt auf den Weggang der vorherigen Chefredakteurin Katrice Hardy, die im Februar 2025 zur CEO des The Marshall Project wechselte. Grant Moise, Verleger von The Dallas Morning News, betonte Nelsons Engagement f眉r journalistische Exzellenz und ihre Erfahrung in der digitalen Transformation als entscheidende Faktoren f眉r ihre Auswahl.
- Appointment of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with 28 years of experience
- Strong track record of leadership, with Sacramento Bee winning multiple national and state journalism awards under her direction
- Deep familiarity with The Dallas Morning News from previous 12-year tenure
- Extensive experience in digital transformation and accountability journalism
- None.
DALLAS, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) announced today that Colleen McCain Nelson has been named Executive Editor of 罢丑别听顿补濒濒补蝉听惭辞谤苍颈苍驳听狈别飞蝉, effective Aug.聽11. Nelson, a Pulitzer Prize winner, returns to lead the newsroom where she spent nearly 12 years as a writer early in her distinguished career.
The 28-year journalist is the Executive Editor of The Sacramento Bee and the California regional editor for McClatchy Media. She leads the journalists in McClatchy鈥檚 five California newsrooms 鈥� The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee, The Modesto Bee, The San Luis Obispo Tribune and the Merced Sun-Star.
She replaces Katrice Hardy, who left 罢丑别听狈别飞蝉 in February to become CEO of The Marshall Project.
Grant Moise, Publisher of The Dallas Morning News, said, 鈥淲e conducted a nationwide search to find the best executive editor in the United States, and I am confident we found that leader in Colleen. Colleen is an outstanding journalist, and has been at the forefront of journalism鈥檚 digital transformation. We can鈥檛 wait to welcome her back to 罢丑别听顿补濒濒补蝉听惭辞谤苍颈苍驳听狈别飞蝉.鈥�
Under her leadership, Sacramento Bee journalists have won several national and state journalism awards. In 2024, Sacramento Bee journalists won a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists and earned honors as an IRE Award Finalist and as a runner-up in the National Headliners Awards. Most recently, journalists won six first-place awards at the California Journalism Awards.
Moise also remarked, 鈥淐olleen is relentlessly committed to journalistic excellence, and it has been clear throughout her career that accountability journalism, which is highly valued by our subscribers, is her top priority.鈥�
Nelson spent more than a decade at 罢丑别听狈别飞蝉, where she wrote about local, state and national politics as a reporter and later as an editorial writer and columnist. In 2010, Nelson and her colleagues at 罢丑别听狈别飞蝉 were awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing, recognition for a series of editorials that condemned the stark economic and social disparity separating Dallas鈥� thriving northern half and struggling southern half.
鈥淲hile my career has taken me to the West Coast and even the White House, I learned about the power of local journalism at 罢丑别听顿补濒濒补蝉听惭辞谤苍颈苍驳听狈别飞蝉. The chance to build on 罢丑别听顿补濒濒补蝉听惭辞谤苍颈苍驳听狈别飞蝉鈥� distinguished legacy, current momentum and innovative vision for the future is a singular opportunity in journalism.鈥�
Nelson, 51, was raised in Salina, Kan., and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas. She started her career as a reporter at the Wichita Eagle and covered local and state government for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Before going to California, she was McClatchy鈥檚 national opinion editor- leading opinions for that organization鈥檚 30 news organizations. She was vice president and editorial page editor of the Kansas City Star, which produced three Pulitzer finalists.
She previously worked as a White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and as a political reporter, chronicling two presidential campaigns. In 2016, she criss-crossed the country with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. As a White House reporter, she wrote about the policies, politics and personalities in President Barack Obama鈥檚 administration, traveling the world with the president and vice president.
Nelson has served on the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and on the California News Publishers Association Board of Directors.
She鈥檚 a member of the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame and the University of Kansas Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame.
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