Donna Ladd (born 1961) is an American investigative journalist who helped create The Jackson Free Press and The Colorado Springs Independent, two successful alternative weeklies. She is editor-in-chief and co-owner of The Jackson Free Press, the only member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies in Mississippi. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Investigative journalism is a branch of journalism that usually concentrates on a very specific topic, and typically requires a lot of work to yield results. ... The Jackson Free Press is an alternative weekly newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi founded in 2002 by Mississippi native Donna Ladd, author and technology expert Todd Stauffer and a group of young Jacksonians wanting a progressive voice in the state. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Ladd was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. In 1983, Ladd completed her B.A. in Political Science at Mississippi State University and left to pursue a career in journalism. She helped start The Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs' first alternative newsweekly, in 1993. After editing and then writing for the paper for several years, she moved to New York City where she wrote for The Village Voice and pursued a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Philadelphia is a city located in Neshoba County, Mississippi. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles northeast of Jackson and 23 miles west of Columbus. ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Village Voice is a weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... “M.S.” redirects here. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ...

After graduating from the program in 2001, she returned to Mississippi after an 18-year absence and co-founded The Jackson Free Press, where she continues to serve as editor-in-chief and where she regularly contributes op-eds and investigative pieces. She took the name from the The Mississippi Free Press, a now-defunct investigative civil rights newspaper from the 1960s. The Jackson Free Press, which is free of charge and is supported entirely by advertising revenue, has a weekly circulation of 17,000. An Op-Ed is a piece of writing expressing an opinion. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ...

In July 2005, a team of JFP journalists, led by editor Donna Ladd, joined Thomas Moore and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. filmmaker David Ridgen in a trip to Moore's hometown of Meadville, Miss., to investigate and call for justice for the 1964 Klan murders of his brother, Charles, and his friend, Henry Dee. In the paper's first story about the trip, published July 20, 2005, the JFP revealed that the lead suspect, James Ford Seale, was alive and living in the area, although The Clarion-Ledger and other media had reported that he was no longer alive. [1] In January 2007, the Justice Department announced that Seale had been indicted for federal kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with the case. [2] Ladd's work on the case drew a variety of national attention, including from the Society of Professional Journalists, CNN, Editor & Publisher, and the Poynter Institute. [3] [4] [5] Seale was convicted of federal charges in June 2007 and is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison. [6] July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Ladd and Mississippi NAACP chapter president Derrick Johnson were co-recipients of the Friendship Award, an annual prize given by Jackson 2000, a racial reconciliation group. [7] Her work for racial conciliation and justice in the state have been recognized widely, including in a long Glamour magazine profile of her and the daughter of James Chaney, one of three civil rights workers killed in her hometown when she was 3 years old, as well as by other media outlets. [8] [9] Her work for racial reconciliation in Mississippi will be highlighted in an upcoming documentary produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential hate organizations in the United States. ... Derrick OHara Johnson (born November 11, 1982 in Waco, Texas) is an American football player linebacker drafted fifteenth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. ...

She has also been designated one of Mississippi's leading 50 businesswomen by the Mississippi Business Journal,[10] and has received numerous awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies for her journalism work. [11] In 2005 she was elected to the national board of directors of AAN, where she is working on diversity initiatives for the association. [12] A statewide business journal, located in Jackson Mississippi. ...

Ladd lives in Jackson, Mississippi with author and Jackson Free Press publisher and technology/blogging consultant Todd Stauffer, her partner of 10 years. Nickname: Coordinates: Country United States State Mississippi County Hinds Founded 1822 Government  - Mayor Frank Melton Area  - City  106. ... Todd Stauffer is publisher of The Jackson Free Press in Jackson, Mississippi, and author of 37 nonfiction books on a variety of computer-related topics. ...

External links

• Donna Ladd's Blog
• Donna Ladd's Official Biography
• The Jackson Free Press
• The Colorado Springs Independent
• The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
• Donna Ladd's AAN Awards
• "The Road to Meadville" Package on the Dee-Moore Murders
• Ladd Interview on NPR's "Here and Now"
• Ladd Interview on NPR's "Day to "Day"
• Society of Professional Journalists