ANASTASIA CARTER DIGITAL DIRECTOR

This semester, the digital staff already have numerous things in the works at The Post. The audience engagement staff has introduced daily Instagram stories to our followers. This issue’s cover and project feature art from Art Director Trevor Brighton. The entire project is on our website, now coded by yours truly. Later this year, you can ex-

My goal this semester is to continue supporting our staff and produce digital content that enhances stories and encourages creators to push the limits. Roughly half of Americans say they prefer to get news on a digital platform, according to a Pew Research Center survey. These include news websites, search, social media or podcasts. Each of these platforms allows for a quicker way to access information, different formats of taking in knowledge and the ability to quickly interact with our content. Thanks to social media, readers can hop on Twitter and share their thoughts directly with the

Managing Editor | Kayla Bennett

Digital Director | Anastasia Carter

Equity Director | Alesha Davis

EDITORIAL

News Editors | Molly Wilson, Addie Hedges

Asst. News Editor | Maya Morita

Culture Editor | Katie Millard

Asst. Culture Editor | Alyssa Cruz

Sports Editor | Will Cunningham

Asst. Sports Editor | Ashley Beach

Opinion Editor | Tate Raub

Asst. Opinion Editor | Meg Diehl

The Beat Editor | Emma Dollenmayer

Asst. The Beat Editor | Grace Brezine

Projects Editor | Hannah Campbell

Investigative Editor | Alex Imwalle

Copy Chief | Aya Cathey

Slot Editors | Bekah Bostick, Katie Trott, Lauren Serge, Lydia Colvin

ART

Art Director | Trevor Brighton

Asst. Art Director | Lauren Adams

Director of Photography | Jesse Jarrold-Grapes

Photo Editor | Carrie Legg

DIGITAL

Audience Engagement Editor | Emma Erion

Asst. Audience Engagement Editor | Molly Burchard

Director of Multimedia | Cole Patterson

Asst. Director of Multimedia | Donovan Hunt

BUSINESS

Media

Sales | Grace Vannan, Gia Sammons

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This semester, I’m looking forward to continuing increased collaboration across our different sections and providing new types of content to our audience. I hope you continue to find resourceful content by reading The Post, watching our Youtube and following us on social media.

Anastasia Carter is a junior studying journalism at Ohio University and the digital director of The Post. Want to chat more with her? Email Anastasia at ac732319@ohio.edu or tweet her at @acarter3602.

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