As a reader of Arizona Luminaria, you already know that we prioritize deep and contextual community-focused storytelling over profits. Our reporters work tirelessly to produce public service journalism that you can trust because you deserve to have in-depth local news about the topics that matter to you. This is essential work, especially these days, and […]
Author Archives: Irene McKisson
Irene is an audience development expert and obsessed with reader-first journalism. She is a former Arizona Daily Star editor and was co-founder of #ThisIsTucson and led that team until July 2021. She is a member of the 2017 cohort of ONA’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator; a frequent speaker for national and international journalism workshops and conferences; a University of Arizona journalism instructor, a mother, reader, baker and AP Style nerd. She was born in Tucson and plans to stay forever.
