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Chris Coates is an American journalist, editor, and media executive. He currently serves as Senior Director - Local News at ''[[Lee Enterprises]]'', where he oversees newsroom strategy and audience development across more than 70 local markets in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Times-Dispatch editor named senior director-local news by Lee Enterprises|url=https://www.vpa.net/articles/richmond-times-dispatch-editor-named-senior-director-local-news-by-lee-enterprises/|publisher=Virginia Press Association|date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> Coates has held senior editorial roles at several U.S. news organizations, including executive editor of the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Local Media Digital Innovation Awards Winners |url=https://localmedia.org/2023-local-media-digital-innovation-awards-winners/ |website=Local Media Association |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref> He frequently gives presentations on topics such as newsroom innovation, leadership, and audience engagement, and is involved in journalism training initiatives<ref>{{cite web |title=Future of Newspapers and Politics |url=https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/future-of-newspapers-and-politics/367339 |website |
Chris Coates is an American journalist, editor, and media executive. He currently serves as Senior Director - Local News at ''[[Lee Enterprises]]'', where he oversees newsroom strategy and audience development across more than 70 local markets in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Times-Dispatch editor named senior director-local news by Lee Enterprises|url=https://www.vpa.net/articles/richmond-times-dispatch-editor-named-senior-director-local-news-by-lee-enterprises/|publisher=Virginia Press Association|date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> Coates has held senior editorial roles at several U.S. news organizations, including executive editor of the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Local Media Digital Innovation Awards Winners |url=https://localmedia.org/2023-local-media-digital-innovation-awards-winners/ |website=Local Media Association |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref> He frequently gives presentations on topics such as newsroom innovation, leadership, and audience engagement, and is involved in journalism training initiatives<ref>{{cite web |title=Future of Newspapers and Politics |url=https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/future-of-newspapers-and-politics/367339 |website=C-SPAN |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref>. He was the Illinois Press Association's Editor of the Year for 2019 and in 2024 was named one of ''Editor & Publisher'''s "Editors Extraordinaire," a national recognition of newsroom leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet E&P's 'Editors Extraordinaire' class of 2024|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/editors-extraordinaire-class-of-2024,249601|publisher=Editor & Publisher|date=May 2024}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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=== Lee Enterprises === |
=== Lee Enterprises === |
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In 2017, Coates was named executive editor of the ''[[Herald & Review]]'' in Decatur, Illinois. The paper<ref>{{cite web |title=Trusting News |url=https://trustingnews.org/herald-and-review-newsroom-handout/}}</ref> was named one of ''Editor & Publisher'''s "10 Newspapers That Do It Right" in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2019|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/10-newspapers-that-do-it-right-2019-honoring-innovative-revenue-strategies-impactful-journalism,86432|first=Nu|last=Yang|date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> That year, he was also named Illinois Editor of the Year by the Illinois Press Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronicle, Columbia alum Chris Coates awarded Editor of the Year in Illinois|url=https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/chronicle-columbia-alum-chris-coates-awarded-editor-of-the-year-in-illinois/|last=Lee|first=Myer}}</ref> |
In 2017, Coates was named executive editor of the ''[[Herald & Review]]'' in Decatur, Illinois. The paper<ref>{{cite web |title=Trusting News |date=May 19, 2020 |url=https://trustingnews.org/herald-and-review-newsroom-handout/}}</ref> was named one of ''Editor & Publisher'''s "10 Newspapers That Do It Right" in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2019|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/10-newspapers-that-do-it-right-2019-honoring-innovative-revenue-strategies-impactful-journalism,86432|first=Nu|last=Yang|date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> That year, he was also named Illinois Editor of the Year by the Illinois Press Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronicle, Columbia alum Chris Coates awarded Editor of the Year in Illinois|url=https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/chronicle-columbia-alum-chris-coates-awarded-editor-of-the-year-in-illinois/|last=Lee|first=Myer}}</ref> |
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In 2022, Coates became executive editor of the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Award-winning journalist Chris Coates named Richmond Times-Dispatch executive editor|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/award-winning-journalist-chris-coates-named-richmond-times-dispatch-executive-editor,219246|publisher=Editor & Publisher|date=February 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LMA Digital Innovation Awards: The year's best in innovative content |url=https://localmedia.org/2025/05/lma-digital-innovation-awards-the-years-best-in-innovative-content/ |website=Local Media Association}}</ref> In 2023, he was promoted to Virginia State Editor, and later that year to Senior Director of Local News at Lee Enterprises, with responsibility for more than 70 publications nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Times-Dispatch's executive editor named state editor for Lee Enterprises|url=https://www.vpa.net/articles/richmond-times-dispatchs-executive-editor-named-state-editor-for-lee-enterprises/|publisher=Virginia Press Association|date=June 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Times-Dispatch editor named senior director-local news by Lee Enterprises|url=https://www.vpa.net/articles/richmond-times-dispatch-editor-named-senior-director-local-news-by-lee-enterprises/|publisher=Virginia Press Association|date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> |
In 2022, Coates became executive editor of the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Award-winning journalist Chris Coates named Richmond Times-Dispatch executive editor|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/award-winning-journalist-chris-coates-named-richmond-times-dispatch-executive-editor,219246|publisher=Editor & Publisher|date=February 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LMA Digital Innovation Awards: The year's best in innovative content |url=https://localmedia.org/2025/05/lma-digital-innovation-awards-the-years-best-in-innovative-content/ |website=Local Media Association|date=May 8, 2025 }}</ref> In 2023, he was promoted to Virginia State Editor, and later that year to Senior Director of Local News at Lee Enterprises, with responsibility for more than 70 publications nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Times-Dispatch's executive editor named state editor for Lee Enterprises|url=https://www.vpa.net/articles/richmond-times-dispatchs-executive-editor-named-state-editor-for-lee-enterprises/|publisher=Virginia Press Association|date=June 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Times-Dispatch editor named senior director-local news by Lee Enterprises|url=https://www.vpa.net/articles/richmond-times-dispatch-editor-named-senior-director-local-news-by-lee-enterprises/|publisher=Virginia Press Association|date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> |
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== Awards and affiliations == |
== Awards and affiliations == |
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Chris Coates is an American journalist, editor, and media executive. He currently serves as Senior Director - Local News at Lee Enterprises, where he oversees newsroom strategy and audience development across more than 70 local markets in the United States.[1] Coates has held senior editorial roles at several U.S. news organizations, including executive editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.[2] He frequently gives presentations on topics such as newsroom innovation, leadership, and audience engagement, and is involved in journalism training initiatives[3]. He was the Illinois Press Association's Editor of the Year for 2019 and in 2024 was named one of Editor & Publisher's "Editors Extraordinaire," a national recognition of newsroom leaders.[4]
Early life and education
Coates was born in Trenton, Michigan. He graduated from Trenton High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Columbia College Chicago in 2004. He served as editor-in-chief of The Columbia Chronicle, the college's student newspaper.[5]
Career
Early career
Coates began his journalism career in 2004 at the Los Angeles Downtown News, covering real estate and urban development.[6] He later worked at the San Fernando Valley Business Journal covering biotech, health care, and government.[7][8]
From 2007 to 2011, he was a reporter and later managing editor for the Illinois publications of the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis.[9][10]
Sioux City Journal
Coates joined the Sioux City Journal in Iowa, where he served as city editor, managing editor, and ultimately editor. In 2013, he was recognized by Editor & Publisher as one of its "25 Under 35" emerging newsroom leaders.[11] Under his leadership, the Journal earned General Excellence awards from the National Newspaper Association in 2013 and 2015.[12]
USA Today Network
From 2015 to 2016, Coates worked as a Watchdog Content Coach at The News Journal in Delaware, part of the USA Today Network. He led investigative and accountability journalism efforts.[13]
Lee Enterprises
In 2017, Coates was named executive editor of the Herald & Review in Decatur, Illinois. The paper[14] was named one of Editor & Publisher's "10 Newspapers That Do It Right" in 2019.[15] That year, he was also named Illinois Editor of the Year by the Illinois Press Association.[16]
In 2022, Coates became executive editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.[17][18] In 2023, he was promoted to Virginia State Editor, and later that year to Senior Director of Local News at Lee Enterprises, with responsibility for more than 70 publications nationwide.[19][20]
Awards and affiliations
Coates was named one of Editor & Publisher's "Editors Extraordinaire" in 2024.[21] He previously earned recognition as one of the publication’s “25 Under 35” in 2013.
He has served on the boards of the Virginia Press Association, Illinois Associated Press Media Editors, and the Capitol News Illinois advisory board.[22][23]
He has conducted training for the News Leaders Association’s NewsTrain program, as well as for the Virginia Press Association, Illinois Press Association, Online Media Campus, and New York Press Association.[24][25]
He has served as a judge for national journalism contests including the Online News Association Awards, Editor & Publisher’s EPPY Awards,[26] Report for America, and Gannett’s Awards of Excellence.
References
- ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch editor named senior director-local news by Lee Enterprises". Virginia Press Association. December 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Local Media Digital Innovation Awards Winners". Local Media Association. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Future of Newspapers and Politics". C-SPAN. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Meet E&P's 'Editors Extraordinaire' class of 2024". Editor & Publisher. May 2024.
- ^ Lee, Myer. "Chronicle, Columbia alum Chris Coates awarded Editor of the Year in Illinois". The Columbia Chronicle.
- ^ Coates, Chris (April 24, 2006). "The outsider".
- ^ Roderick, Kevin. "Media note". L.A. Observed. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Medical device makers: ranked by number of employees in the greater San Fernando Valley". Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine. January 2, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Coates named managing editor of Illinois Journals". January 11, 2011.
- ^ "Meet our editorial board". Herald & Review. May 4, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "25 Under 35". Editor & Publisher. April 2013.
- ^ "NNA awards General Excellence winners in 2013 newspaper contests".
- ^ "Beware of Dog: Meet Chris Coates, Delaware New Journal's new watchdog content coach". Editor & Publisher. September 2015.
- ^ "Trusting News". May 19, 2020.
- ^ Yang, Nu (March 4, 2019). "10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2019".
- ^ Lee, Myer. "Chronicle, Columbia alum Chris Coates awarded Editor of the Year in Illinois".
- ^ "Award-winning journalist Chris Coates named Richmond Times-Dispatch executive editor". Editor & Publisher. February 23, 2022.
- ^ "LMA Digital Innovation Awards: The year's best in innovative content". Local Media Association. May 8, 2025.
- ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch's executive editor named state editor for Lee Enterprises". Virginia Press Association. June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch editor named senior director-local news by Lee Enterprises". Virginia Press Association. December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Meet E&P's 'Editors Extraordinaire' class of 2024". Editor & Publisher. May 2024.
- ^ "Coates named Illinois Associated Press Media Editors president".
- ^ "A new effort boosts a diminished Illinois statehouse press". Columbia Journalism Review.
- ^ "Chris Coates will discuss 'Balancing Print & Digital in the Newsroom' at VPA Conference".
- ^ "NYPA 2024 Spring Conference".
- ^ "Editor & Publisher EPPY 2018 Awards".