June 20, 2013: Memory Hole: An Open Letter to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
On June 3 James Tracy sent a letter to Sun-Sentinel editor-in-chief Howard Saltz citing the paper’s repeated attacks on Tracy for publicly questioning government pronouncements and overall news coverage of the Sandy Hook massacre and Boston Marathon bombing. In a June 17 response to the letter Saltz maintains that the Sun-Sentinel‘s coverage is defensible given its newsworthiness and under the tenets of free speech.
On June 3 James Tracy sent a letter to Sun-Sentinel editor-in-chief Howard Saltz citing the paper’s repeated attacks on Tracy for publicly questioning government pronouncements and overall news coverage of the Sandy Hook massacre and Boston Marathon bombing. In a June 17 response to the letter Saltz maintains that the Sun-Sentinel‘s coverage is defensible given its newsworthiness and under the tenets of free speech.
July 26, 2012: Miami News Times:Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz Bailed on Millions in DebtsSun-Sentinel
Howard Saltz, a long-haired, handsome, 51-year-old newsman, was there to introduce himself as the paper's new editor.
Howard Saltz, a long-haired, handsome, 51-year-old newsman, was there to introduce himself as the paper's new editor.
Howard Saltz has been Editor of the Sun-Sentinel since August 2011. He previously served as vice president for digital content for MediaNews Group, then the nation's second-largest newspaper company. He is a nationally known expert on the use of multiple platforms for distribution of news content and the integration of print and digital journalism.
Saltz came up through the ranks on the traditional side of the news business. He served as Deputy Managing Editor of The Denver Post and Editor-in-Chief of four small- and mid-sized newspapers owned by MediaNews Group before emerging as that company’s chief editorial executive for its digital division. Recognized for his innovation at MediaNews, Saltz pioneered paid-content models and strategies, laid the groundwork for newsroom convergence and served as a guardian of journalism ethics for the digital enterprises of more than 55 dailies and 100-plus weeklies.
He has won two national awards for newspaper design, and 12 state or regional awards for writing, design and reporting. He was editor of the Sun-Sentinel for less than two years when the newspaper won its first Pulitzer Prize: the 2013 Pulitzer Gold Medal for Public Service. He is a frequent speaker about news and multimedia at universities and to such groups as the National Press Club, Investigative Reporters & Editors, and the Newspaper Association of America MediaXchange. He has been a Fellow at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. He is vice chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board at Florida International University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
He was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City. He currently resides in Boca Raton with his wife, a former TV reporter for CBS and FOX, and their daughter.
Saltz came up through the ranks on the traditional side of the news business. He served as Deputy Managing Editor of The Denver Post and Editor-in-Chief of four small- and mid-sized newspapers owned by MediaNews Group before emerging as that company’s chief editorial executive for its digital division. Recognized for his innovation at MediaNews, Saltz pioneered paid-content models and strategies, laid the groundwork for newsroom convergence and served as a guardian of journalism ethics for the digital enterprises of more than 55 dailies and 100-plus weeklies.
He has won two national awards for newspaper design, and 12 state or regional awards for writing, design and reporting. He was editor of the Sun-Sentinel for less than two years when the newspaper won its first Pulitzer Prize: the 2013 Pulitzer Gold Medal for Public Service. He is a frequent speaker about news and multimedia at universities and to such groups as the National Press Club, Investigative Reporters & Editors, and the Newspaper Association of America MediaXchange. He has been a Fellow at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. He is vice chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board at Florida International University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
He was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City. He currently resides in Boca Raton with his wife, a former TV reporter for CBS and FOX, and their daughter.
