Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor

"Brian McGrory is returning to The Boston Globe as editor, the company's co-owner and chief executive Linda Henry announced to staff Monday. McGrory, currently the chair of Boston University's journalism department, previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023. He was succeeded by Nancy Barnes, who announced Friday she would be stepping down from her role at the end of this week."

"Barnes will remain at the Globe as an editor-at-large, and McGrory will start as editor on Jan. 5. "Brian's passion for the Globe and his love of Boston are deeply intertwined," Henry said in a statement. "We are thrilled to welcome Brian back and look forward to the work our world-class newsroom will continue to do under his leadership." McGrory spent 34 years at the Globe, beginning as a reporter in 1989 and rising to become the newsroom's top editor in 2012."

"At Boston University, McGrory helped launch a local reporting initiative that pairs student journalists with professional news organizations such as Brookline.News, the Dorchester Reporter, and the newly launched Gotta Know Medford. The initiative helps to give students real-world reporting experience while assisting news organizations that have limited resources for local coverage. McGrory launched the student reporting effort with Steve Greenlee, a former editor at the Globe and The Portland Press Herald, who noted last month that the initiative had published 400 stories."

Brian McGrory will return as editor of The Boston Globe on Jan. 5. He previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023 and spent 34 years at the paper, beginning as a reporter in 1989 and rising to top editor in 2012. The Globe won three Pulitzer Prizes under his tenure, including for breaking news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. Nancy Barnes will step down at the end of this week and will remain at the Globe as an editor-at-large. At Boston University, McGrory launched a student reporting initiative pairing students with local news organizations and plans to continue that work. McGrory also played roles in the growth of the Baltimore Banner, a three-year-old digital publication.

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