Courier-Journal executive editor Neil Budde resigns

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The Courier-Journal reports that its executive editor is stepping down after three years in the role.

The newspaper reported on Friday (http://cjky.it/2dpl3Kk) that Neil Budde, who took the position in 2013 with a goal of expanding the newspaper’s presence digitally and online, resigned from the position.

Budde said he’s proud of the paper’s transformation into a digital leader and hopes its goes even further under its next leader.

C-J President Wes Jackson says Gannett Company Inc., which owns the newspaper, has begun a search for a new editor to oversee Kentucky’s largest newspaper.

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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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