Mi-Ai Parrish
{{Short description|American journalist}}
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Mi-Ai Parrish is an American journalist and media executive, including former president and publisher of USA TODAY NETWORK Arizona, The Arizona Republic, a daily newspaper, and azcentral.com in Phoenix, Arizona, the first person of color in the role.{{Cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2015/09/25/arizona-republic-azcentral-publisher-mi-ai-parrish/72810018/|title=Arizona Republic, azcentral name new publisher, Mi-Ai Parrish|newspaper=azcentral|access-date=2016-10-17}} The Republic won a Pulitzer Prize during her tenure.{{Cite web|url=http://joinazima.org/winners-2017-tim-awards/|title=Winners of the 2017 TIM Awards|date=31 March 2017}}
She leads Arizona State University Media Enterprise and holds an endowed chair at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications as Sue Clark-Johnson Professor of Media Innovation and Leadership. She is CEO and President of MAP Strategies Group.
She was the first woman and person of color to serve as president and publisher of The Kansas City Star and kansascity.com. She was president and publisher of The Idaho Statesman, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news.{{Cite news |date=2008-04-08 |title=Idaho Statesman honored as Pulitzer finalist for breaking news |work=Idaho Statesman |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/special-reports/larry-craig/article40686162.html |access-date=2023-07-30}}{{cite web| url = http://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/staff-154| title = The Pulitzer Prizes}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.aaja.org/miai-parrish-unity/|title=Asian American Journalists Association – AAJA Appoints Mi-Ai Parrish as Board Representative to UNITY|website=www.aaja.org|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021183353/http://www.aaja.org/miai-parrish-unity/|archive-date=2016-10-21|url-status=dead}} She was a journalist at Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Virginian-Pilot and Arizona Republic.
She is a graduate of the University of Maryland and named to its Hall of Fame.{{Cite news|url=http://merrill.umd.edu/2013/10/parrish/|title=Kansas City Star President and Publisher Mi-Ai Parrish To Be Honored During Alumni Gala - Philip Merrill College of Journalism|date=2013-10-22|newspaper=Philip Merrill College of Journalism|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-21}} Parrish has served four times as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize.{{Cite web|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/people/mi-ai-parrish-named-president-and-publisher-of-the-arizona-republic/|title=Mi-Ai Parrish Named President and Publisher of The Arizona Republic – Editor & Publisher|website=www.editorandpublisher.com|access-date=2016-10-21}}
Awards and honors
Parrish is a 2020 Women of Distinction honoree, 2018 winner of the Ocotillo Award for Legislative Advocacy, 2017 winner of the ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year,{{Cite web|title=Parrish: What makes women so strong? It's the magnificent contradictions|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2017/10/25/women-strong-contradiction-athena-award-businesswoman-year/801087001/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Arizona Republic|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=White|first=Kaila|title=Arizona Republic, Beatitudes Campus, Lyft executives honored with ATHENA awards|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2017/10/25/lyft-beatitudes-arizona-republic-executives-athena-awards/796643001/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Arizona Republic|language=en-US}} recipient of the Asian Corporate Entrepreneur Leader Corporate Champion,{{cite web |url=http://www.acelphoenix.org/blog/445-republic-medias-mi-ai-parrish-named-2016-acel-corporate-leader-of-the-year-for-newsworthy-visions |title=Republic Media's Mi-Ai Parrish named 2016 ACEL Corporate Leader of the Year for newsworthy visions |website=www.acelphoenix.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210175903/http://www.acelphoenix.org/blog/445-republic-medias-mi-ai-parrish-named-2016-acel-corporate-leader-of-the-year-for-newsworthy-visions |archive-date=2017-12-10}} and PSA Behavioral Health Corporate Champion award winner.{{cite web |url=http://www.artawakenings.org/events/psa-champions-luncheon |title=PSA Champions Luncheon « Art Awakenings |website=www.artawakenings.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518002521/http://www.artawakenings.org/events/psa-champions-luncheon |archive-date=2016-05-18}} She was 2016 Best Opinion Writer in the USA TODAY Network for work on the First Amendment and freedom of speech. Parrish was honored with Gannett Company's annual award for company Purpose.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gannett Announces 'On Point' Award Winners; Honors Unsung Heroes|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pr/2017/05/25/gannett-announces-point-award-winners-honors-unsung-heroes/102139934/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-22|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}} A four-time Pulitzer juror, she is in the University of Maryland Hall of Fame.
She is on the board of directors of the Associated Press, is vice chairwoman of the Banner Health board,{{cite web |url=https://www.bannerhealth.com/ways-to-give/foundations/banner-health-foundation/about/board |title=Board of Directors {{!}} Foundations {{!}} Banner Health |website=www.bannerhealth.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210231809/https://www.bannerhealth.com/ways-to-give/foundations/banner-health-foundation/about/board |archive-date=2017-12-10}} secretary of the Greater Phoenix Leadership board,{{Cite web|title=Leadership|url=https://www.gplinc.org/leadership/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Greater Phoenix Leadership|language=en-US}} appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey as a Zanjero, and serves on the boards of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, O'Connor Institute for American Democracy,{{Cite web|title=Leadership|url=https://oconnorinstitute.org/about/leadership/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Sandra Day O'Connor Institute|language=english}} Poynter Institute Advisory Board,{{cite web| url = https://www.poynter.org/news/poynters-new-class-national-advisory-board-members-includes-prominent-national-broadcaster| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171111040527/https://www.poynter.org/news/poynters-new-class-national-advisory-board-members-includes-prominent-national-broadcaster| archive-date = 2017-11-11| title = Poynter's New Class of National Advisory Board Members Includes Prominent National Broadcaster, Pulitzer Winner, News Executives and Academic Thought Leaders {{!}} Poynter}} The 19th* News, Common Sense Media, and Arizona Community Foundation.
Parrish has provided commentary on free speech and the First Amendment to outlets including ABC World News Tonight, CNN, Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, CBS Evening News, Sky TV, UnoTV, BBC and others. Her work has been covered in the Washington Post, USA TODAY, New York Times and more.
2016 U.S. presidential race
Parrish has been the focus of politically motivated threats of physical violence based on The Arizona Republic, a Republican-supporting newspaper, endorsing Hillary Clinton, the Democratic president nominee.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/10/17/the-conservative-ariz-republic-backed-clinton-and-got-death-threats-this-is-its-response/|title=The conservative Ariz. Republic backed Clinton and got death threats. This is its response.|date=October 17, 2016|newspaper=Washington Post|author=Katie Mettler}} The newspaper staff have been threatened with physical violence.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/10/17/the-conservative-ariz-republic-backed-clinton-and-got-death-threats-this-is-its-response/|title=The conservative Ariz. Republic backed Clinton and got death threats. This is its response.|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/we-chose-patriotism-over-party-arizona-republic-responds-to-threats-over-hillary-endorsement/|title='We Chose Patriotism Over Party': Arizona Republic Responds To Threats Over Hillary Endorsement|website=www.mediaite.com|date=16 October 2016|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/arizona-republic-death-threats-hillary-clinton/|title=Conservative newspaper receives death threats for endorsing Hillary Clinton|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-10-17/how-arizona-republic-handling-death-threats-after-endorsing-clinton|title=How the Arizona Republic is handling death threats after endorsing Clinton|newspaper=Public Radio International|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/16/media/arizona-republic-threats-response/index.html|title=Conservative newspaper that endorsed Clinton details death threats|last=Disis|first=Jill|date=2016-10-16|website=CNNMoney|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/paper-threatened-after-clinton-endorsement-788008003774|title=Newspaper speaks out on threats after Clinton endorsement|newspaper=MSNBC|access-date=2016-10-21}}
2017 Arizona Legislature Sex Harassment Investigations
After a female member of the Arizona State House of Representatives lodged allegations of harassment by another Arizona house member, other women spoke out. Parrish published an account of an encounter with the accused legislator that had been witnessed by her attorney.{{Cite web|last=Parrish|first=Mi-Ai|title=Arizona Republic publisher: Rep. Don Shooter made a sexual comment to me, and that's not OK|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2017/11/10/arizona-republic-publisher-mi-ai-parrish-don-shooter-made-sexual-comment/850769001/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Arizona Republic|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gardiner|first=Dustin|title=Republic Publisher Mi-Ai Parrish: Rep. Don Shooter made sexual comment|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2017/11/10/arizona-republic-publisher-mi-ai-parrish-rep-don-shooter-made-sexual-comment/851243001/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Arizona Republic|language=en-US}}
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