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Kate Cox
Faculty, Dir. Leadership Academy for Women | Coach, Digital Transformation Program for Public Media
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Kate Cox has consulted, trained and coached news organizations across the globe to cultivate strong practices of leadership, strengthen ethics and craft, and build digital-first newsrooms and revenue strategies. Cox is a member of the Poynter faculty, a coach in the Digital Transformation Program for Public Media, and directs the Leadership Academy for Women.
Cox’s previous roles include the editor-in-chief of The Counter, a digital-first, nonprofit newsroom covering the money, power, and politics of food. Under her editorship, The Counter won numerous awards for general excellence in online news, feature, and investigative reporting. She developed the Counter code of ethics for food journalists and has worked on all sides of the newsroom, from reporting and editing to audience engagement and digital revenue strategy.
Prior to joining The Counter, Cox was a reporter for radio and digital media, focused on health policy and the American age boom. She is a Colorado native, longtime New Yorker, and now lives in the Hudson Valley—where there’s more room to think.
Cox’s previous roles include the editor-in-chief of The Counter, a digital-first, nonprofit newsroom covering the money, power, and politics of food. Under her editorship, The Counter won numerous awards for general excellence in online news, feature, and investigative reporting. She developed the Counter code of ethics for food journalists and has worked on all sides of the newsroom, from reporting and editing to audience engagement and digital revenue strategy.
Prior to joining The Counter, Cox was a reporter for radio and digital media, focused on health policy and the American age boom. She is a Colorado native, longtime New Yorker, and now lives in the Hudson Valley—where there’s more room to think.
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