Mike Jenner

Mr. Jenner joined The California in 1993 as managing editor and was named executive editor and vice president six years later. During his tenure at the newspaper, he has helped transform the newspaper’s coverage, presentation and its relationship with readers. In addition to his duties as top news executive, he writes a twice-weekly column called Sound Off, in which he fields questions, brickbats and occasional compliments from readers. A native of the Midwest, Mr. Jenner worked at The Hartford Courant, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Hattiesburg (Miss.) American, The Coffeyville (Kan.) Journal and The Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune. He is the president of the California Society of Newspaper Editors. He attended one of API’s Newspaper Next regional workshops this year.