Carroll Bogert Steps Down as President of The Marshall Project

Carroll Bogert is stepping down on Feb. 28 as president of The Marshall Venture, the award-winning, nonprofit media group that covers the U.S. legal justice system.

Bogert arrived at The Marshall Venture when it was barely a yr outdated, with a funds of simply over $4 million and a workers of two dozen. Beneath her management, The Marshall Venture turned a significant and enduring participant on the earth of nonprofit journalism, with a funds of greater than $18 million and a workers of 85.

Throughout her tenure, The Marshall Venture arrange native newsrooms in three cities and commenced providing sources to native reporters throughout the nation. The Marshall Venture started publishing extra visible work, together with video and animation. Employees members reporting to Bogert constructed information merchandise for incarcerated audiences which can be distributed in additional than 1,600 prisons and jails throughout the nation. In 2024, they launched a movie competition inside Sing Sing jail.

“We’re grateful to Carroll for her position in taking The Marshall Venture to a brand new stage throughout a time of unprecedented challenges for journalism,” mentioned Liz Simons, board chair of The Marshall Venture. “Carroll set us up for achievement in our subsequent chapter, when the tales we inform of a damaged justice system are extra pressing than ever.”

The Marshall Venture’s newsroom received two Pulitzer Prizes and a number of different high journalism awards throughout Bogert’s 9 years as president. It additionally loved annual development of roughly 10% yearly throughout her tenure. The workers turned significantly extra numerous, with non-White workers presently 56% of the workforce, and previously incarcerated individuals accounting for six%.

“It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to work with such a terrific group of individuals,” mentioned Bogert. “At a time when the media enterprise is in digital free-fall, I’m proud that The Marshall Venture has provided a port within the storm.”

Bogert labored in shut partnership with three editors-in-chief throughout her time at The Marshall Venture: founding editor Invoice Keller, Susan Chira, and the present performing editor-in-chief, Geraldine Sealey. Katrice Hardy, presently govt editor and vice chairman of the Dallas Morning Information, will take over as CEO on March 17.