• by Ray Schultz , November 14, 2022

Boston Globe Media has named Nancy Barnes as editor of The Boston Globe. 

Barnes succeeds Brian McGrory, who announced in September that he is stepping down. She will be the 13^theditor in the Globe’s 150-year history. 

Barnes is currently senior vice president for news and editorial director at NPR, in charge of over 500 journalists and newsroom executives. 

Previously, Barnes served as executive editor for Hearst Texas Newspapers and executive editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 

"Nancy is renowned for her commitment to high quality journalism, her excellent leadership skills, and her passion for innovation,” states Linda Henry, CEO of Boston Globe Media. 

Henry adds that Barnes “not only brings the leadership experience of being the top editor of two different metro newspapers, but she also transitioned to running a digital and audio newsroom that has been an industry leader in connecting with new and vast audiences.”

The Globe has won five Pulizer Prizes between the newsroom and opinion teams in the past decade. 

McGrory has led with “humanity and empathy, steering the Globe's coverage through a decade of some of the biggest and most challenging stories in our region's history and of our time—including the Boston Marathon bombings, a national racial reckoning, and a global pandemic," Henry says.

Barnes started her journalistic career with an internship at The Boston Globe.