WILKES-BARRE — The Times Leader has a new executive editor.

Jake Higgins, who has newsroom experience across the media spectrum — including television, radio and print — started in the position on Monday.

“I am extremely excited to join the Times Leader staff as executive editor, and am eager to join a strong newsroom that supports the community with daily news and quality reporting,” Higgins said. “I have spent over a decade in journalism, working for news organizations in New York, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Oregon. I am excited to bring my knowledge from these experiences to the Times Leader so that we can continue to expand the reporting that we provide in the newspaper, through our e-edition and for free on our website.”

In addition to his service in various newsroom contexts, Higg

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