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The Savannah Morning News and SavannahNow.com have been undergoing a number of changes over the past few years (including the starting of podcasts like this one), but the most prominent change has been the hiring of Rana Cash as the news director. Cash will also be the Georgia director for the Augusta Chronicle and Athens Banner-Herald, but primarily will be focused on delivering quality journalism on Savannah and her communities. On this episode of Difference Makers, Cash discusses her news philosophy, growing up in Florida, her background in covering sports, what she hopes to accomplish at SMN and the change from print to digital in journalism.

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(10:00): Her interest in sports early on

(17:45): What she learned from covering sports at various papers

(24:45): What she wants to bring to the Savannah Morning News

• Rana Cash named Savannah Morning News news director, USA TODAY Network Georgia executive editor (May 19, 2020; SMN)

(29:30): The shift from print to digital, and what it means overall

(33:00): How to help the public re-discover the value of news

(36:00): Establishing trust in the community

(39:48): First order of business in Savannah

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