Lynette Wilson named Episcopal Life Media staff writer
Episcopal News Service. April 7, 2009 [040709-07]
ENS Staff
Lynette Wilson, editor of the Episcopal Diocese of New York's print and online newsgathering operation, has been named to the position of staff writer, Episcopal Life Media, the Web and print-based news operation of the Episcopal Church, effective May 1, according to communications director Anne Rudig and Solange De Santis, editor, Episcopal Life Media.
"I am delighted that a journalist of Lynette's caliber is joining our team at Episcopal Life Media, especially as we move toward a very busy time at General Convention," said Rudig. General Convention, the church's triennial legislative gathering, will meet in Anaheim, California from July 8 to 17.
"Lynette's skills encompass editing, photography, writing and reporting and she is cognizant of the issues and opportunities facing the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. In addition, she has worked with colleagues at the Diocese of New York on its recent website redesign and is knowledgeable about such areas as content management systems. Her skills will complement an already-strong editorial staff," said De Santis.
Episcopal Life Media includes Episcopal Life Online, the monthly print Episcopal Life newspaper, the Sunday bulletin inserts called Episcopal Life Weekly and a periodical insert called The Best of Episcopal Life.
As editor of the Diocese of New York's monthly newspaper, The Episcopal New Yorker, Wilson overhauled the publication's look and feel to make it a relevant source of local, national and international stories. She increased the number of contributors and reduced production costs.
Wilson joined the diocese in June, 2007. She was a reporter on the Pensacola (Florida) News Journal from 2004 to 2006, where she was a team finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Hurricane Ivan. She has also worked as a journalist at the News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana, the Meridian Star in Meridian, Mississippi and interned at the Christian Science Monitor.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in environment and national resource policy from Michigan State University and a master of science in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.