Craig Hunter
As executive editor, Craig helps set editorial strategy for The Trace, with a particular focus on audience development, our local reporting initiative, and other grant-funded initiatives. Craig spent the majority of his career in leadership roles at The New York Times, overseeing media and science coverage and managing technology editors who specialized in fielding state-of-the-art newsgathering tools. Prior to joining The Trace, Craig worked as editorial director for Teach for America, as well as in senior roles for The Appeal, Daily Kos and Climate Central. In 2021, Craig inaugurated the role of diversity, equity and inclusion coach for the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, providing guidance to students, faculty and staff on navigating DEI issues in newsgathering and in newsroom environments.