Copy Editor Makes Good

APA Editor Named Publisher of Idaho’s Largest Daily

BOISE, Idaho — Mi-Ai Parrish, 35, the deputy managing editor for features and visuals at the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, was named publisher of The Idaho Statesman newspaper by the McClatchy Co.

Active in the Asian American Journalists Association, Parrish has worked for the Star Tribune, McClatchy’s largest newspaper, since 2001. Before that, she served in editing positions at The San Francisco Chronicle, The Arizona Republic and The Chicago Sun-Times. A New York City native, she began her career in journalism as a reporter and copy editor at The Virginian-Pilot after graduating from the University of Maryland in 1992.

“The Statesman is a newspaper with a strong tradition and a talented staff,” she said. “My husband, Dave, and I are excited to become part of that exciting and beautiful community.”

David Parrish is a journalist who was a part of a team of reporters at the Orange County Register that won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.