鈥淯nder the leadership of Jim and Steve, 麻豆精品 has grown into one of the most dynamic and influential newsrooms covering the most important issue of our lifetime,鈥� said Romy Drucker, co-founder of 麻豆精品 and chair of the organization鈥檚 board of directors. 鈥淛im is a journalism legend and he has left an indelible mark on 麻豆精品 with his thoughtful approach to strengthening the nonprofit newsroom model. With Steve as CEO, 麻豆精品 is positioned to reach new heights in bringing insightful education storytelling to readers across the country.鈥� 

In his expanded role, Snyder will oversee both the content of the publication and the organization鈥檚 operations, including its strategic growth initiatives. He has been with the education news site since its inception in 2015 and worked closely with co-founders and current board members Campbell Brown and Romy Drucker in developing the newsroom鈥檚 voice, focus and strategy behind the broader 74 network. Prior to 麻豆精品, Snyder held various leadership positions at Time Magazine, People Magazine and NBC, where he both oversaw national news coverage and helped steer editorial innovations. 

Under the joint leadership of Snyder and Roberts, 麻豆精品 has been recognized widely for its journalistic excellence with top industry awards, including The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award presented by the Online News Association, top news prizes from the Education Writers Association and the Insight Award for Visual Journalism from the Institute for Nonprofit News. 麻豆精品 has also quadrupled its overall readership and audience, and partnered in its storytelling with a growing universe of national outlets, including The Atlantic, Axios, The Guardian, Fast Company, The Texas Tribune, The Trace, Honolulu Civil Beat, The Boston Globe, AMNY and MinnPost.

Snyder said, 鈥淎gainst a backdrop of historic declines in student scores, an alarming spike in school absenteeism and an escalating mental health crisis, 麻豆精品鈥檚 journalism has never felt more urgent or needed. I鈥檓 honored to be taking on this new role at this pivotal time and am grateful for our world-class team of journalists that make 麻豆精品 required reading every morning. I鈥檝e learned so much from Jim over the past three years about the digital news ecosystem and am determined to carry on his legacy of ensuring our student-first coverage reaches an ever wider universe of readers.鈥� 

Prior to joining 麻豆精品 in 2020, Roberts served in several newsroom leadership roles at Cheddar, Mashable, Reuters, and The New York Times, where he worked for more than 25 years. During his tenure as publisher, Roberts helped 麻豆精品 grow its revenue significantly by increasing its base of institutional donors threefold, establishing a membership program, as well as a major gifts effort, and introducing new sponsorship opportunities. Those financial resources have been used to expand the newsroom with the addition of new journalists and the launch of new reporting initiatives. Additionally, Roberts revamped 麻豆精品’s distribution system to scale the audience that its content reaches, and he led a year-long effort to modernize the organization鈥檚 design and brand identity. 

Roberts also spearheaded a new program in partnership with the USC-Annenberg School of Journalism to help train the next generation of education journalists.

鈥淎s a longtime reader of 麻豆精品, I was always impressed by its dedication to bringing the audience closer to what’s happening inside America’s schools,鈥� said Roberts. 鈥淎s publisher for the past three years, I strove to ensure that 麻豆精品’s coverage could reach a vastly bigger audience and that the editorial team had the necessary resources to produce award-winning journalism about the triumphs and failures of American education. As I step away from a day-to-day role, I am truly inspired by what 麻豆精品 has built and what the future holds. With Steve at the helm, 麻豆精品 has a CEO that cares deeply about journalism, about engaging storytelling and about expanding the reach of this news outlet. Education news has never been as important as it is today, and 麻豆精品 is in position to continue to lead in bringing these stories to students, parents, and educators across the country.” 

The leadership transition is set to conclude in early February. 麻豆精品 has now launched a national search for its next Editor in Chief, who will oversee daily news operations.