Review-Journal owner GateHouse Media taps new publisher

New Las Vegas Review-Journal Publisher Jason Taylor, lower left, introduces himself to Review-Journal reporters and editors at the RJ offices in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 11.
New Las Vegas Review-Journal Publisher Jason Taylor, lower left, introduces himself to Review-Journal reporters and editors at the RJ offices in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 11.
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An accomplished newspaper executive will take the helm of the Las Vegas (Nev.) Review-Journal on July 6.

Review-Journal owner GateHouse Media has named Jason Taylor to be president and publisher of Nevada's largest media outlet.

Taylor will also serve as president of GateHouse's Western U.S. Publishing Operations, as well as president of a new company division called GateHouse Media Live and Virtual Events. The division will develop locally hosted and sponsored expos and other events for communities nationwide.

Taylor takes over as Review-Journal publisher for James Hopson, who has served as interim publisher since April.

Taylor is an at-large member of the SNPA Board of Directors.

GateHouse Media CEO Kirk Davis said the company chose Taylor because he "cares deeply about excelling in local journalism, and he has an extraordinary track record of being involved in the communities he's served."

"Jason has a record of both achievement and giving back, and that balances the things that matter when you have the privilege of running a newspaper," Davis said.

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