5 days ago
Zak Jason named Executive Editor of Discourse
I'm thrilled to announce that Zak Jason is Executive Editor of Discourse.
Zak is one of our most gifted editors — a creative idea generator, sharp conceptualizer, and surgical wordsmith. His talents are regularly on display on a wide range of Business Insider stories, from Amanda Hoover's standout pieces to numerous features, including Ashley Stewart's Copilot story and a memorable exploration of what Zak coined the "most rejected generation."
Zak has helped us lead in major news moments. When the UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed, Zak conceived of and edited two strong quick-turn features on the social-media reaction. On the recent controversy surrounding Shaun Maguire, he collaborated with Melia Russell on a terrific Silicon Valley analysis and shaped a fascinating profile of the financier.
You might recall Zak wrote about his own drama with income taxes, a dread-filled read that expanded his personal experience into a reported feature with broad takeaways.
Zak joined Business Insider two years ago from Wired, where he had been a features editor and also served as director of standards. His facility with standards will be a great asset at Discourse, where we pursue some of our most ambitious journalism.
Before Wired, Zak traveled broadly as a writer for Boston College Magazine and for many years freelanced for numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, the Boston Globe Magazine, Slate, and NPR.
Zak will work closely with Bob Bryan and Edith Honan, both also exceptional editors, and the current crackerjack Discourse reporters. We will also be expanding opportunities to make Discourse a place where journalists throughout our newsroom will produce some of their most impactful, insightful, revealing work.
Zak tells me he is committed to making Discourse the "greatest, can't-miss party in journalism," and I know it's going to happen.
