Andy is the former Washington Post ombudsman and is an award-winning journalist and news industry leader who has been a reporter, editor and Washington bureau chief during a career that spans five decades. He was a longtime board member of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, which helps foreign journalists who have been subjected to attacks, arrests and harassment by repressive regimes. After his time in newsrooms, Andy was a Visiting Professional at the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, his alma mater, where he taught journalism ethics and helped foster media innovation and entrepreneurship. Andy serves as a volunteer editor of Foothills Forum articles and meets every other week with the nonprofit’s journalism committee, comprised of Foothills journalists and the Rappahannock News team, to consult on reporting projects. He is married to Beverly Jones, an attorney, consultant and author. Reach Andy at [email protected]