Another chapter to her story
Former newspaper editor enjoying new role with MATC Foundation
Angela Danielski, Clarion Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/11/09 Section: News
Foley formed the Violence Against Women Coalition in Minnesota, as a way of coping with this tragic loss. This key moment in life caused her shift from straight news writing and reporting to editing. Her view of the world had shifted and she now saw the importance of "truth telling and community building" which became infused in her role in editing, she shares. After 14 years at the Star, Foley was recruited to be the assistant managing editor at the Kansas City Star and thus begins the next chapter.
Chapter three was a time when digital media was starting to take hold. Foley had gone from a time without e-mail to using e-mail on a daily basis in Kansas City. She says that as she continued to "sharpen her elbows" she was soon recruited for the managing editor position with the Philadelphia Daily News.
After six years as Managing Editor, she received the call of a lifetime. "When I got the call I was like, 'this is the way my life is supposed to go'," Foley remembers. The Wisconsin State Journal had contacted her to be the Editor, "the chief executive officer of the newsroom" as she cites on her resume. Foley came to the Journal with the idea to make it "warm, smart, and funny", and she not only accomplished that, but much more as well. During this time of change, there is an increasing shift to digital media and she recognized it. In an Isthmus article, Foley was said to have "wild ideas" about the future of journalism and drew a lot of criticism for her daily poll of headlines for the next day's paper. She cited that this was her attempt at "social media."
"I made a special effort to reach out to the community and while the newspaper, the State Journal always did that, I pushed it a notch further and I think the community really appreciated that, or at least that's what they're telling me." Foley had truly made the Journal useful and accessible.
Last year Foley's husband Tom was diagnosed with large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Suddenly her world came crashing to a halt. After four and a half years at the helm of the Wisconsin State Journal, Foley decided to step down as editor so she could focus on her family. Her decision to resign was not an easy one, but she felt like she made the right choice. "I and my bosses had some pretty soul searching conversations and I decided it was time to go", she stated.
Chapter three was a time when digital media was starting to take hold. Foley had gone from a time without e-mail to using e-mail on a daily basis in Kansas City. She says that as she continued to "sharpen her elbows" she was soon recruited for the managing editor position with the Philadelphia Daily News.
After six years as Managing Editor, she received the call of a lifetime. "When I got the call I was like, 'this is the way my life is supposed to go'," Foley remembers. The Wisconsin State Journal had contacted her to be the Editor, "the chief executive officer of the newsroom" as she cites on her resume. Foley came to the Journal with the idea to make it "warm, smart, and funny", and she not only accomplished that, but much more as well. During this time of change, there is an increasing shift to digital media and she recognized it. In an Isthmus article, Foley was said to have "wild ideas" about the future of journalism and drew a lot of criticism for her daily poll of headlines for the next day's paper. She cited that this was her attempt at "social media."
"I made a special effort to reach out to the community and while the newspaper, the State Journal always did that, I pushed it a notch further and I think the community really appreciated that, or at least that's what they're telling me." Foley had truly made the Journal useful and accessible.
Last year Foley's husband Tom was diagnosed with large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Suddenly her world came crashing to a halt. After four and a half years at the helm of the Wisconsin State Journal, Foley decided to step down as editor so she could focus on her family. Her decision to resign was not an easy one, but she felt like she made the right choice. "I and my bosses had some pretty soul searching conversations and I decided it was time to go", she stated.
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