Karen Jurgensen

Education

Bachelor in England, U. North Carolina, 1971.

Career

Editorial and feature writer, columnist, editorial page layout editor, Charlotte (North Carolina) News, 1972-1975; writer, editor Sea Grant College Program, U. North Carolina, Raleigh, 1976-1979; from assistant lifestyle editor to lifestyle editor, Miami News, 1979-1982; assistant city editor, Miami News, 1982; topics editor, life department, United States of America Today, Arlington, Virginia, 1982; special projects editor, life department, United States of America Today, 1983-1985; deputy managing editor, life department, United States of America Today, 1985-1986; managing editor, cover stories department, United States of America Today, 1986-1987; senior editor, days/special projects, United States of America Today, 1987-1991; editor of editorial page, United States of America Today, since 1991. Participant Penney-Missouri Workshop, Columbia, Missouri, 1981, American Press Institute.Workshops, 1981, 84, newspaper executives marketing seminary American Newspaper Pubs.Assn., 1986.

Achievements

• Karen Jurgensen has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair board visiting Chapel Hill School Journalism and Mass Comm., U. North Carolina. Member American Society Newspaper Editors (chair/vice chair press bar committee 1993-1995, convention committee 1991-1994, vice chair convention committee 1995-1996, vice chair, chair literacy committee 1989-1991, future of newspapers committee 1988-1990, 91, writing awards board 1989-1991), National Conference Editorial Writers.