Kyle Pope is an American

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who is the editor and publisher of the ''

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Biography

Pope has worked as editor of the ''

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'', the ''

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'' and as editor in chief of Straus News. In 2016, he was hired by the ''

'' as editor and publisher replacing Elizabeth Spayd, who accepted a position as public editor of ''

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''. In an interview with

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, Pope stated that after the election of President

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, the news media needs to rethink how it covers the news in order to "retake the agenda from this man who so hungers for attention, and how do we tell stories in a way that reflects the scale and sweep of the moment we're in?" On July 24, 2017, in Washington, D.C., Pope addressed the

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bipartisan Forum on Press Freedoms regarding concerns that the actions of Donald Trump during his campaign for and following election as

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undermine the constitutional freedom of the press.

Personal life

Pope is married to investigative journalist Kate Kelly; they have three children together.

References

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