Mandy Jenkins is a digital/social news consultant and trainer. She was most recently the Managing Editor for Digital First Media’s Project Thunderdome, overseeing daily operations for the national newsroom, which published to more than 200 local outlets across the U.S. prior to its closure in the spring of 2014. Mandy was previously Social News Editor for politics at The Huffington Post, where she coordinated the company's citizen journalism program, OfftheBus, and the social media editor for Washington, D.C. local news startup TBD. Mandy has also served in several roles in digital news for the Cincinnati Enquirer and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mandy is the secretary of the Board of Directors for the Online News Association and occasionally teaches digital journalism on an adjunct basis at the graduate level. A native of Ohio and a graduate of Kent State University, Mandy lives in New York City with her husband, Ben.
Mandy Jenkins is a digital/social news consultant and trainer. She was most recently the Managing Editor for Digital First Media’s Project Thunderdome, overseeing daily operations for the national newsroom, which published to more than 200 local outlets across the U.S.
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