Audrey Cooper

Audrey Cooper (born 1977) is an American journalist. Hearst Corporation named her as editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle on January 13, 2015, making her the first woman to hold this position.[1][2]

Audrey Cooper
Born1977 (age 43–44)
Alma materBoston University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Known forFirst woman editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle

Before Cooper's appointment, there were only two women editors-in-chief working at America's top 25 circulation daily newspapers, Newsday's Debbie Henley and Nancy Barnes of the Houston Chronicle.[3]

Cooper was born in Topeka, Kansas and grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas area.[4] She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Journalism and Political Science from Boston University in 1999. She worked as a journalist at the Tri-Valley Herald, the Associated Press, and the Stockton Record, all in Northern California.[2] She joined the Chronicle in 2006 as an assistant metro editor, rising to replace Stephen Proctor as managing editor in May 2013.[5]

She left the Chronicle effective June 20, 2020.[4]

She has been named Editor-in-Chief at WNYC Public Radio effective July 20, 2020.[6] According to The New York Times, her appointment caused a "newsroom revolt" at WNYC by reporters who had requested a person of color be promoted to the position but instead got Cooper, "a white woman who lived in California [and] grew up in Kansas".[7]

References
  1. "First Time Woman Named Editor In Chief Of SF Chronicle". ABC 7 News (KTO). 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. Rubenstein, Steve. "Audrey Cooper named editor in chief of The Chronicle". SFGate. SF Chronicle. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. O'Connor, Lydia (13 January 2015). "San Francisco Chronicle Names First Female Editor In Chief". Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. Thomas, Owen (June 1, 2020). "Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper to leave San Francisco Chronicle". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. Yang, Nu (6 September 2013). 10 Women to Watch, Editor & Publisher
  6. https://nypublicradio.org/2020/06/11/wnyc-names-audrey-cooper-editor-in-chief/
  7. Bellafante, Ginia (July 3, 2020). "WNYC Employees Demanded Diversity. They Got Another White Boss". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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