Travis Snell
Worked at the Cherokee Phoenix for 21 years before resigning to move to Europe. He began as a staff writer, a position that allowed him to win numerous writing awards from the Native American Journalists Association, including the Richard…
Tripp Crouse
Began as a copy editor and page designer working in newspapers, before making the transition to online media platforms. After 15 years of working in the newspaper industry, Tripp moved to Alaska to begin a career in public radio.…
Francine Compton
Francine Compton joins NAJA from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where she served as a producer for CBC Indigenous in Winnipeg. Before CBC, Compton served as executive producer for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, APTN National News for eastern Canada…
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye is the editor and vice president of digital at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today. She is the first woman to be the chief news executive and top editor of the 42-year-old newspaper. She is a Diné citizen…
Angel Ellis
Angel Ellis is a Citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and has lived, worked, and played within the tribes’ reservation boundaries most of her life. Growing up, her heroes had press passes rather than capes and inspired her to…