George Stanley, who was business editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and then business editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is retiring from the paper, where he had been editor in chief.
Corinne Hess of the Journal Sentinel writes, “During his announcement to staff, Stanley, 65, said he made his decision after the Journal Sentinel’s parent company, Gannett, announced last month it would make additional cuts company-wide.
“Devi Shastri, health and medicine reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and president of the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild, said Stanley worked to preserve journalism in Milwaukee and Wisconsin throughout his career.
“‘He tried to save jobs and find creative solutions in partnership with us,’ Shastri said. ‘Throughout his career, his focus has been supporting his employees, professionally and personally. His leadership will be missed.’”
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