Autumn Phillips is Managing Editor of The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. She previously served as Executive Editor of the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, and the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her work has been recognized twice by Editor & Publisher Magazine’s “10 Newspapers That Do It Right.” At The Post and Courier, she has used one-on-one data coaching of editors to keep the newsroom focused on audience and digital revenue strategy, and has developed a training culture focused on improving and deepening journalism. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt.