PHOENIX (AP) - The president of The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com will resign effective Jan. 5 to take a position at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The Arizona Republic reports that Mi-Ai Parrish will fill an endowed chair created in honor of former Republic Publisher Sue Clark-Johnson, who died in 2015.
She cited as accomplishments her role in helping the company grow its audience, expand its digital footprint, develop new revenue and support award-winning journalism.
She wrote a column responding to threats after The Republic endorsed a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in the paper’s history.
During a spate of sexual-misconduct accusations in the media, politics and Hollywood, Parrish disclosed Rep. Don Shooter made a demeaning sexual and racial remark to her in 2016.
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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com
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