The American Press Institute board of trustees appoints Tom Rosenstiel executive director

Tom Rosenstiel was named the new Executive Director of the American Press Institute, the foundation of the Newspaper Association of America.

Rosenstiel, the founder and director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism at the Pew Research Center, is a recognized thinker about the evolving role of journalism in the 21st century. Rosenstiel will help lead the American Press Institute while expanding the organization’s role in research and training, and continuing to develop best practices that further the value of journalism, including newspaper media, on behalf of the public. Rosenstiel will join the American Press Institute on January 1, 2013.

Amy Mitchell will become the acting director of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism with Tom Rosenstiel’s departure.