Interim Executive Director, Local News Initiative
Northwestern Medill
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.
Chicago in Focus: Building Bridges With Independent Voices
Monday, March 30, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT