The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) has promoted Laura Finaldi to editor following a national search, staff members learned last Wednesday.
Finaldi joined the newsroom in September as senior reporter/editor. She has been leading the newsroom in an unofficial capacity since November, after the departure of former executive editor Robert York.
“I’m so lucky,” Finaldi said. “We have a very strong, dedicated team that is very focused on telling stories that resonate with our readers, doing it fairly and doing it accurately.”
A native of Danbury, Connecticut, Finaldi has more than 12 years of professional journalism experience, working for places like The Boston Globe, The Raleigh News & Observer and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Sarasota, Florida. Her work has focused primarily on business journalism.
At the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Finaldi covered retail and tourism. In many ways, Finaldi said, the area is not too different from Hilton Head Island. Both are beach communities that face infrastructure challenges caused by growth and tourism, she said.
Reprinted from the newsletter of the South Carolina Press Association
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