Jacqueline Lawson Named Managing Editor and Digital Media Director

July 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Jacqueline Lawson Named Managing Editor and Digital Media Director

Houston Forward Times CEO and Publisher Karen Carter Richards has announced that Creative Director Jacqueline Lawson has been named to Managing Editor and Digital Media Director.

The Houston Forward Times was founded in January 1960, under the leadership of the late founder and publisher, Julius P. Carter. After his death in 1971, the Houston Forward Times continued under the great leadership of his widow, CEO and Publisher Lenora Carter who passed away April 2010. As a result, their daughter, Karen Carter Richards, assumes the role of CEO and Publisher as the next Carter generation.

The Houston Forward Times has grown in readership to over 75% of the African-American population in the city of Houston. The Forward Times is transiting its newspaper to the next level focusing on articles relevant to the community and current national news. This includes local news, business, religion, entertainment, employment and politics. The Houston Forward Times has won numerous awards for excellence in all departments, both locally and nationally.

Jacqueline attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has a combined total of 35 years of experience in information technology, telecommunications, graphic and web design, as well as social media and cloud computing. Jacqueline was contracted by the City of Atlanta for several projects including: Lead DBA for Y2K, Microsoft Office Trainer, Creative Director, Project Lead for website development and, the Atlanta Economic Impact Study Annual Report.  She has served as the Chair of the Small Business Development Council for the Chamber of Commerce, provided services for several Fortune 500 companies, and contracted as the Meeting Planner & Marketing Director for the Inaugural Global African International Business Summit held at The Ritz Carlton Hotel. She also worked with President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The Houston League of Business Professional Women with a Business Award recently honored Jacqueline.  She was interviewed by Small Business Computing as a cloud computing subject matter expert.

Jacqueline was initially hired as the Creative Director for the Houston Forward Times in the summer of 2010. She is responsible for the new corporate branding of the Houston Forward Times with the design of the new corporate logo and newspaper masthead. She redesigned the front page and set standards of design for subsequent pages throughout the newspaper. Jacqueline implemented the Business News and Profiles sections that include weekly articles from Wells Fargo Bank and New York Life Insurance – African American Unit. Under her leadership, the Houston Forward Times has gone digital with a redesigned website, and a social media plan that includes Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

“It is an honor to be taking on this unique opportunity,” Jacqueline said. “This is a wonderful city, and I look forward to helping to disseminate information of interest and importance as Houston and the Third Ward community continue to grow and prosper."

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Jacqueline Lawson is a cloud computing expert, speaker and consultant for technology related to cloud computing software, electronic gadgets, social media networking, and marketing for busy professionals. She currently works as the Managing Editor and Digital Media Director for the Houston Forward Times Newspaper.