Q&A: Sports Illustrated Editor Chris Stone on Scoops, Social and the Swimsuit Issue

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Chris Stone

Current gig Editor in chief of the Sports Illustrated Group (Sports Illustrated, Golf and SI Kids)
Previous gig SI managing editor
Twitter: @SI_ChrisStone
Age 47


Adweek: You joined Sports Illustrated in 1992 as a fact checker. Obviously a lot about the magazine business has changed a lot since then, but would you say are the biggest challenges you’re facing right now?

Chris Stone: When I got here, we were a magazine only. It was pre-digital.

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This story first appeared in the February 13, 2017, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.