The Marshall Project Names Jennifer Peter New Editor-in-Chief

The Marshall Project Names Jennifer Peter New Editor-in-Chief

Peter, of The Boston Globe, will lead the national criminal justice outlet’s news operations.

The Marshall Project names Jennifer Peter as EIC, replacing Susan Chira, who stepped down in December 2024; Peter worked at the Boston Globe since 2004

The Marshall Project: The Marshall Project names Jennifer Peter as EIC, replacing Susan Chira, who stepped down in December 2024; Peter worked at the Boston Globe since 2004  —  Peter, of The Boston Globe, will lead the national criminal justice outlet's news operations.  —  Jennifer Peter has been named editor …

Longtime Globe managing editor Jennifer Peter is leaving to take the top job at The Marshall Project

Jennifer Peter. Photo via LinkedIn. Jennifer Peter, the longtime number-two editor at The Boston Globe, is leaving to become editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, a highly regarded nonprofit news organization that covers criminal justice. Peter will start her new job on Sept. 29. The Pulitzer Prize-winning outlet was founded 10 years ago with former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller as its top editor. Peter succeeds Susan Chira, who…