VTDigger founder Anne Galloway steps down as executive director

This letter is from the board of trustees of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger. Read Anne Galloway's letter to readers here.

Anne Galloway, whose journalistic talent, entrepreneurial drive and commitment to public service built VTDigger into an award-winning multimedia news and information website that has become a national model for nonprofit news, announced Monday that she is stepping down as executive director to pursue other creative ventures.

“It has been a privilege to lead this pioneering enterprise with such a dedicated group of editors, reporters and business staff,” Galloway said in a letter to readers announcing her departure as executive director.

The Vermont Journalism Trust, which oversees VTDigger, has appointed senior editor Jim Welch as interim executive director.

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