Richard E. Brown

Director of Engagement, Growth, & Innovation at Wisconsin Watch

Richard E. Brown is a recipient of the News Media Alliance Rising Star award. He previously served as the director of renewals and digital sales strategy at LPi and held the position of director of digital operations and sales at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Recently, he was the head of digital subscriber churn for Gannett | USA Today Network and is the former senior director of retention for The Daily Beast. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors for the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, a monthly columnist for Editor & Publisher magazine, a contributing writer for Digital Content Next, and a revenue sustainability coach for Local Independent Online News (LION Publishing). Richard is the owner of RE Media Holdings, LLC, is an Emerging News Leadership coach for CUNY, and is currently the Director of Engagement, Growth, & Innovation at Wisconsin Watch.

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