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AJC Editor Kevin Riley Headlines Womble Carlyle Thought Leader Speaker Series on Nov. 13th
November 9, 2012
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor Kevin Riley is the latest decision-maker to join the Womble Carlyle Thought Leader Speaker Series.
Riley discussed innovations at the AJC and the challenges today’s newsrooms face to keep pace in a rapidly changing environment. He also addressed other current news topics, including the newspaper's landmark investigation into the integrity of high-stakes testing in our nation’s schools – a series titled “Cheating Our Children.”
Riley started his journalism career in 1983 at the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News. He became editor of the AJC in 2011, and pens a Sunday column for the newspaper. He is a member of the Board of Trust of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications; a member of the Advisory Board for the Emory University journalism program; a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club; a member of the Ad Council's Leadership Committee in Atlanta; and a member of the American Society of News Editors.
Sandy Smith with Kevin Riley, Editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Questions about the event? Contact Kay Newman at (404) 888-7497 or knewman@wcsr.com.
Devised and created by Womble Carlyle Attorney Sandy Smith, the Thought Leader Speaker Series brings in top business innovators for candid discussions. Previous events have featured Tom Cunningham of the Federal Reserve Bank, BB&T CEO Kelly King social media expert Jim McManus, Georgia Power President/CEO Paul Bowers and former Microsoft executive Scott Oki.
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