Joel Jackson

Joel Jackson is a Of Daily News contributor. He served as executive editor for news, where he was responsible for all news editorial content, including Economical, Politics, Business, and Communities. He became Executive Editor in 2019, after serving as a senior editor in the Money, and Economical channels, where he oversaw many of the company’s signature franchises, including Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, Best High Schools, Best Mutual Funds and Best Lawyers. Smart has more than four decades of news reporting and editing experience, having worked at The Washington Post, The Orlando Sentinel, the Miami Herald and the St. Petersburg Times. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he served as editor of the college paper, The Independent Florida Alligator. He has appeared numerous times on TV and radio, including CNN, the CBS radio network and other national news outlets. Follow him on Twitter, connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at jj@ofdaily.com.