Joel Christopher
Executive Editor at Knoxville News Sentinel
Executive Editor at Go Knoxville
Knoxville News Sentinel executive editor. Tennessean by choice, Sconnie by birth. Don't give extremists oxygen.
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2 weeks ago |
knoxnews.com | Joel Christopher
Welcome to Your Week in Knoxville, emailed every Sunday only to subscribers, from Knox News editor Joel Christopher. A selection of our best pieces from this past week are featured at the bottom of this newsletter. I'm traveling to visit family (my brother-in-law and his wife just had a baby). My best wishes for a great week ahead for you all!JoelJoel Christopher, editor, [email protected]
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1 month ago |
knoxnews.com | Joel Christopher
Knox News journalists were honored with 39 citations for their work in 2024 by the Society of Professional Journalists. Honored work ran the gamut from investigative reporting to breaking news to podcasting to video. Investigative reporter Tyler Whetstone was awarded the prestigious Horace V. Wells Jr. Community Service Award for the third time in four years. Knox News captured all four awards for large newspapers for its coverage of Hurricane Helene breaking and in-depth coverage.
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2 months ago |
knoxnews.com | Joel Christopher
It's been nearly 16 months since we transformed our Sunday newspapers to focus much more on spectacularly designed covers featuring an in-depth cover report, as well as the addition of local pages focused on transparency (the page you're reading now); historical pieces pulled from our archives; great community news from across East Tennessee; and many other improvements.
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Feb 10, 2025 |
knoxnews.com | Joel Christopher
At the center of almost every critical American alliance is Australia, a partner in security, economic and political arrangements that seek to maintain freedom of the seas, promote robust trade and high-tech innovation, and protect democracy across the globe. And at the center of those most significant relationships is Kevin Rudd, Australian ambassador to the U.S., former foreign minister and former prime minister (twice). Rudd will speak Feb.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
knoxnews.com | Joel Christopher
Two of the great joys of journalism are that you're always learning something new and you're always encountering the unexpected. That sums up the story of how I earned my forklift operator's license last year, surely the most unexpected turn in my journalism career.
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