Joe Donnelly Opts for Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative

UC Berkeley Master’s journalism grad Joe Donnelly has spent the bulk of his career working for instantly recognizable local outlets: the LA Times, LA Weekly and quarterly Slake. But now it’s time for something a little different in the form of a tremendous enterprise journalism opportunity.

Donnelly has been hired by the Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative to be the non-profit organization’s inaugural executive editor. From yesterday’s announcement:

“It became clear from our first conversations with Joe that he believed strongly in the collaborative opportunities the initiative could and should pursue with established area media outlets,” said Steven Ainsley, board chairman for the Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative.

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