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IDAHO STATESMAN
Christina Lords and Chadd Cripe have been named editor and
assistant editor of the Idaho Statesman, respectively. Lords has
been working for the Statesman since 2017, when she was hired as a breaking news
editor and reporter. She has worked at other Idaho papers, including the
Moscow-Pullman Daily News, the Post Register and the Idaho Press. Cripe has
worked for the Statesman for over 20 years, most recently serving as the
Statesman’s sports lead, outdoors reporter and investigative sports reporter.
His investigative reporting was just recognized by the Associated Press Sports
Editors national contest.
Hayley Harding joined the Idaho Statesman in March as a local government
reporter covering Boise, Ada County and beyond. She previously worked as a
watchdog reporter at the Salisbury Daily Times in Maryland and interned all
over the country, including for McClatchy D.C. and the Denver Post.
IDAHO EDUCATION NEWS
Idaho Education News’ multimedia specialist Andrew Reed has accepted a
position with EdSource in
Oakland, Calif. Sami Edge replaces Reed. A University of
Oregon graduate, Edge joined the EdNews team Feb. 14 as a staff
reporter. She previously covered public safety at The Santa Fe New
Mexican. When she wasn’t chasing sirens or wildfire smoke, Edge was digging
into the criminal justice system. She is an award-winning journalist with
the New
Mexico Press Association for her breaking news coverage of a jailhouse
suicide. At EdNews, Edge will focus on education reporting with an eye toward
multimedia and storytelling innovation.
IDAHO PRESS
New copy editor Tess Fox joins the Idaho Press on April 9; she comes
from the Bend Bulletin.