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Reflecting Diversity at the San Francisco Chronicle

- Ross Taylor, NPPA

In a study of major papers by Women Photograph counting the number of front-page photos made by female photographers, the San Francisco Chronicle had one of the highest representations during April-June 2018, with 37.4 percent of its photos made by women. 

Chronicle named California’s best large newspaper for 3rd straight year

- Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle

The Chronicle won 12 top awards — including its third straight first-place award for general excellence in large-circulation newspapers — from the California News Publishers Association.

2017 E&P Publisher of the Year Jeff Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

- Nu Yang, Editor & Publisher

When you’re in charge of a 152-year-old institution, you have to work on transformation in order to stay relevant. That’s the case for our 2017 Publisher of the Year Jeff Johnson. 

Turnaround at San Francisco Chronicle shows way for legacy newspapers

 - Tony Biasotti, Columbia Journalism Review

In early 2009, Hearst, which is privately held, made the losses the Chronicle was making public for the first time, and announced that it would sell or shut down the Chronicle if it couldn’t cut costs quickly and deeply. San Francisco was close to becoming the biggest city in the nation to lose its primary newspaper.

How The San Francisco Chronicle Rebuilt Its Investigative Team

 - Benjamin Mullin, Poynter

Cooper, the editor in chief of The San Francisco Chronicle, had long desired to beef up the paper's investigative reporting. Enter Jeffrey Johnson, The Chronicle's publisher, with a question. 

What the San Francisco Chronicle hopes to accomplish with its first feature documentary

- Tony Biasotti, Columbia Journalism Review 

On March 6, the San Francisco Chronicle published “Last Men Standing,” a feature on long-term AIDS survivors that told the stories of eight people who aren’t supposed to be here—men who were diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s, when that diagnosis was a death sentence. The project was the result of a year of work by reporter Erin Allday.

A Silicon Valley Take on the News Industry: It’s Time to Be Optimistic

- David Chavern, The Huffington Post 

In the face of great change and opportunity, news outlets are constantly developing fresh strategies, offerings and partnerships to further engage with audiences, communities and advertisers. We are all looking for what will be the new sustaining business models for the industry.

Young Editor-In-Chief Leads Venerable San Francisco Chronicle’s Tranformation

- CBS SFBayArea  

Seven years ago the San Francisco Chronicle was in real trouble. They were hemorrhaging money, close to $50 million a year. Its parent company, Hearst Corporation, almost shut it down. Today – after major changes to staff, production and labor contracts – the Chronicle has made a complete transformation.

San Francisco Chronicle Names First Female Editor In Chief

- Lydia O'Connor, The Huffington Post 

“Audrey’s news leadership at The Chronicle is emblematic of the future of all of our newspapers and websites: employ innovative storytelling to connect readers with the news and information that matters most to them,” Mark Aldam, president of Hearst Newspapers, said in a statement.