Independent names new executive editor - Plymouth Independent

The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor

David Kidwell. Photo via the Plymouth Independent. The Plymouth Independent, a digital startup that ranks among the larger such projects in Eastern Massachusetts, has named a new executive editor. David Kidwell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from Chicago, will assume the Independent’s top editorial position in January. He succeeds founding editor Mark Pothier, who will remain as a staff reporter. According to the Independent’s announcement…

Independent names new executive editor - Plymouth Independent

The Plymouth Independent will celebrate the second anniversary of the publication’s launch on Nov. 20. As we approach this milestone, the board of our nonprofit online news site is delighted to announce that David Kidwell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from Chicago, will be joining us as our new executive editor at the beginning of the year.  Kidwell has had an outstanding career in journalism, spanning nearly 40 years. He started as a bea…