Meet the Team

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LinkedIn-style bio: Michael is Editor-in-Chief at JQJO, overseeing editorial strategy, standards, and newsroom growth. He has more than 20 years of experience at national news organizations, leading teams covering elections, global crises, and business disruption. He focuses on combining rigorous reporting with data and product thinking to make news faster and more transparent.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Sarah is Managing Editor at JQJO, running day-to-day newsroom operations and managing coverage priorities. Previously, she led national news desks at regional dailies and digital outlets. She specializes in breaking news workflows, cross-desk coordination, and mentoring reporters and editors.

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LinkedIn-style bio: James oversees core news coverage at JQJO, from domestic politics to major national events. He brings 15+ years of editing and reporting experience, with a background in statehouse and investigative reporting. He focuses on clarity, context, and accuracy under tight deadlines.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Emily manages the daily news budget, story flow, and coordination between desks. Before joining JQJO, she worked as a digital editor and push-notification lead at a large U.S. digital publisher. She’s passionate about clear headlines, smart updates, and timelines that help readers understand fast-moving stories.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Daniel leads JQJO’s investigative unit, overseeing long-term projects and data-driven investigations. His work has contributed to reforms in corporate governance and public spending. He specializes in records-driven reporting, source development, and cross-border investigative collaborations.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Lauren directs JQJO’s political coverage across federal, state, and local levels. She previously covered Congress and multiple presidential campaigns. Lauren focuses on policy impact, campaign finance transparency, and explaining how political decisions affect everyday lives.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Christopher runs JQJO’s business and economy desk, covering markets, corporate news, and personal finance. With more than a decade in financial journalism, he’s worked on coverage of market shocks, earnings seasons, and labor trends. He’s particularly interested in making complex economic issues accessible.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Rachel leads international coverage at JQJO, coordinating correspondents and wire sources around the globe. She has reported from Europe and the Middle East and managed desks focused on diplomacy and conflict. Her priority is nuance, history, and giving readers a sense of on-the-ground reality.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Jonathan curates JQJO’s coverage of technology, platforms, AI, and the digital economy. He previously worked as a tech reporter and product writer at several startups. He focuses on how emerging technologies reshape work, privacy, and power.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Olivia oversees science, health, and medical policy coverage. With a background in health reporting and science communication, she has edited stories on pandemics, clinical trials, and public health systems. She emphasizes evidence-based reporting and clear explanations of risk and uncertainty.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Anthony leads JQJO’s fact-checking operation, setting verification standards across text, audio, and video. He has worked in verification roles at major U.S. outlets, focusing on source evaluation, data verification, and misinformation debunking. His team partners closely with editorial and product to flag claims and corrections quickly.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Victoria designs and maintains JQJO’s bias-detection frameworks, combining AI tools with human review. She has a background in computational linguistics and media ethics. Her role is to monitor language, sourcing, and framing across coverage, and to help readers see how stories are framed.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Benjamin turns complex datasets into investigative and explanatory journalism. He has built data-driven stories on elections, inequality, climate risk, and corporate influence. At JQJO, he works at the intersection of reporting, analysis, and visualization.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Alyssa oversees how stories are adapted into short reads, podcasts, and video explainers. She previously produced digital packages for large national outlets and streaming platforms. Her focus is on consistency across formats, production workflows, and audience retention.

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LinkedIn-style bio: Scott runs the operational backbone of JQJO’s newsroom, including staffing, scheduling, tools, and vendor relationships. He has experience in both newsroom operations and SaaS project management. He ensures that editorial teams have the systems they need to move fast without breaking standards.