Mackenzie Warren

Director, LNI/LNA

Mackenzie Warren leads Northwestern/Medill’s Local News Initiative, a portfolio of research and applied consulting programs designed to help local journalism thrive. His career has been about local news from the start. He has held reporting, editing, technology, marketing, research and executive roles at news organizations in Illinois, Ohio, California, Florida, Maryland and Virginia. He is a mission-driven person whose life’s work is to lift people, families and communities to fulfill their highest promise.

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Local News Accelerator

The Medill Local News Accelerator (LNA) works to spur a more inclusive and economically robust local news ecosystem by offering expertise and programs on topics including consumer research, content strategy, executive leadership and more. These offerings help local news outlets maximize Chicagoland residents’ access to the information they need to be civically engaged.