Dear readers,

Leading the INDY for the past nearly four years has been a great privilege, challenge, and adventure.

I’ve worked with so many talented editors, reporters, photojournalists, and creative folks, all supported by our indefatigable publisher and sales team. The INDY weathered the pandemic mostly intact. The paper celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, and the INDY is in a stronger position than it has been in a long time after it began working with The Assembly. We’ve won statewide, regional, and national awards for our work and have provided excellent free coverage of the Triangle, particularly Durham. 

I’m happy to let you, our readers and supporters, know of a new opportunity to grow our team and expand our coverage and resources. 

Raleigh, my home city, is growing exponentially. After the general election in the fall, Raleigh will have a new mayor and possibly other new leaders. It’s also a city that’s still figuring out how to grow, with many exciting projects on the horizon and a new comprehensive plan in the works. We think Raleigh and Wake County need and deserve free, extensive politics and government reporting, coverage of growth and development issues, deep looks at housing, education, the environment, and more. We want to bring the strong daily and enterprise reporting that the INDY is known best for in the Bull City to the City of Oaks. 

In the coming months, I will be transitioning to a new role at the INDY as a Senior Reporter and Contributing Editor exclusively dedicated to covering Raleigh and Wake County. We will begin a search process for a new editor in chief which I will help lead. We hope to bring that person onboard in the next six weeks or so, just in time to ramp up coverage of the general election. If you know someone who might be a good candidate for the position, please encourage them to apply. 

While this is a big change, it is a welcome one for me personally and, I feel, a positive one for the INDY and its future. I’m excited and grateful for this new opportunity to work alongside my team and I’m looking forward to the INDY being here, continuing our mission of providing strong, smart coverage of the Triangle, for the next 40 years and more.

Thank you, as always, for all of your support. 

Sincerely, 

Jane Porter

Editor in chief

Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief, first joining the staff in 2013.