Lauderdale County, Miss., native and award-winning journalist Ron Nixon has been promoted to Vice President for News, investigative, enterprise and grants and partnerships with The Associated Press. Nixon most recently led AP’s global investigations team, including reports into abuses in the palm oil industry that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020. Nixon joined AP in 2019 after nearly 14 years at The New York Times. He is co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a news trade organization increasing the ranks, retention and profile of reporters and editors of color. He is also a Marine Corps infantry veteran who saw combat in the 1990 Persian Gulf War and was part of the Marine Corps security forces battalion, the security and counterterrorism unit. (Meridian Star 09/16/22)
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