EDITOR'S NOTES
Journal reshapes sports, photo leadership teams
The 近距离内射合集 has promoted Taylor Hood to sports news coordinator, named Eddie Moore chief photographer and shifted Lucas Peerman to focus on expanding the paper's growing digital audience
There鈥檚 a lot of talent inside the 近距离内射合集. One of my first jobs after arriving in April was figuring out how to put that talent in the right places.
That鈥檚 what鈥檚 behind the changes we made earlier this month in the sports and photo departments. They鈥檙e not about changing what the Journal does best. They鈥檙e about giving some of our best journalists more room to do it 鈥 in print, digitally, on social media and through newsletters.
Publisher Bill Lang has made clear his commitment to print journalism, and we鈥檙e equally committed to pushing the Journal forward digitally. Lang鈥檚 family has owned the Journal for more than 100 years, celebrating its centennial this year.
When I arrived from Atlanta, where I was a senior editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, three things stood out to me: the opportunity to grow our digital audience, the depth of local knowledge and creativity in our sports department, and a photo staff whose work, in my view, is among the best in the West but hasn鈥檛 always received the exposure it deserves.
Under the changes, the sports department will be led by Sports 近距离内射合集 Coordinator Taylor Hood and Sports Editor Geoff Grammer. Hood has been promoted to oversee the department鈥檚 day-to-day operations, coordinating workflow and helping guide the coverage that reaches Journal readers across platforms. Grammer will be the face of the sports department in the community and continue to write and produce his podcast.
The move follows a shift in responsibilities for Assistant Managing Editor Digital/Sports Lucas Peerman, who will focus at least 90% of his efforts on growing the Journal鈥檚 expanding digital audience. He will work closely with Hood during the transition.
Peerman will collaborate with Audience Engagement Editor Rachel Berry to build on the Journal鈥檚 momentum across digital platforms. His new title will be AME/Digital.
The Journal鈥檚 audience continues to grow, with more than 300,000 social media likes across various platforms. In 2026, the newspaper is on pace to reach 100 million views for its content on Facebook, a sign of the growing reach and influence of the Journal鈥檚 digital operation. The newspaper still prints close to 1 million copies per month.
Peerman also will work closely with the photo department on visual coverage, including exclusive digital slideshows.
Hood brings a wide range of newsroom experience to his expanded role. Before returning to the Journal, he served as editor of The Taos 近距离内射合集 and Albuquerque The Magazine and previously worked as an assistant editor of the Journal-owned Rio Rancho Observer.
But Hood鈥檚 connection to the Journal goes back much further. He began his journalism career at the newspaper as an agate clerk, compiling statistics and creating box scores. That behind-the-scenes work, often overlooked by readers, is where many sports journalists learn the fundamentals of accuracy, organization and the importance of getting the details right.
His journey from scoreboard page clerk to overseeing the daily operation of the sports department reflects his career growth and the behind-the-scenes experience he brings to the job.
Grammer will continue as Sports Editor, a role that recognizes his years of reporting excellence and his deep connection to New Mexico sports. He will continue as the Journal鈥檚 outstanding University of New Mexico men鈥檚 basketball reporter.
Grammer鈥檚 impact extends well beyond Lobos basketball. He has become one of the most recognizable faces of the Journal through his reporting, travels and wide-ranging coverage. From the Lobos to the Albuquerque Isotopes and the many other beats he has covered across the state, Grammer has built a connection with readers and sources that few journalists achieve.
His podcast, his front-page Monday column and his role hosting the Journal鈥檚 live election-night coverage have made him one of the newspaper鈥檚 most visible voices.
If Hood is the behind-the-scenes star of the Journal鈥檚 sports operation, Grammer is its public face 鈥 the journalist readers see and hear as he travels New Mexico telling the stories that matter. More than anyone else on the staff, he has his finger on the pulse of Albuquerque and New Mexico because of the miles he travels and the sheer volume of people he meets.
I worked in sports for the first 20 years of my career and know good sports writing, reporting and storytelling. The Journal鈥檚 staff, with Grammer, soccer writer David Glovach, Lobos football reporter Sean Reider, high school expert James Yodice and combat sports specialist Rick Wright, is in a league of its own in New Mexico.
The photo department also has new leadership. Eddie Moore has been named chief photographer, taking on a role he had not pursued over the years despite his long history and contributions at the Journal. After more than 25 years with the newspaper, Moore was asked again to consider the position 鈥 and this time, he said yes.
Moore鈥檚 experience and institutional knowledge make him a natural fit to lead the Journal鈥檚 visual journalism operation. Over the past quarter-century, he has photographed countless moments that have defined Albuquerque and New Mexico, but one assignment stands out above the rest.
Covering the New Mexico Legislature has been Moore鈥檚 favorite part of working for the Journal, giving him the opportunity to document the people, personalities and decisions that shape the state. His work there reflects the role of a great newspaper photographer: not just recording events, but capturing the people and moments that help readers understand their communities.
During my first week in Albuquerque, I told Moore and photographers Chancey Bush and Jessica Baca that they were among the best in the country. We鈥檝e since added Michael Sandoval to the staff.
To illustrate their talent, we ran three full pages of photos from our Route 66 summer series last Sunday, a full page each for Moore, Bush and Baca to show off their favorites. That鈥檚 an unprecedented commitment to visual journalism from the publisher and me.
In the big picture (pun intended), Hood, Grammer, Moore and Peerman each bring something different to the Journal, and that鈥檚 the point.
We鈥檙e putting talented people in positions where their strengths can have the greatest impact 鈥 on the sports pages, in our photographs, across our digital platforms and, ultimately, in the stories we tell about Albuquerque and New Mexico.
The goal is simple: better journalism, more ways for readers to find it and a Journal that remains essential to the community it serves.
James Bennett is managing editor of the Journal. Reach him at jbennett@abqjournal.com.