Jourdan Bennett-Begaye is the managing editor of ICT, formerly Indian Country Today. She previously served as the executive editor, the first woman to be the chief news executive and top editor of the 44-year-old newspaper. She is a Diné citizen of the Navajo Nation. She serves Indigenous Journalists Association board of directors as vice president.
Since her hire with ICT in 2018, Jourdan has reported stories on health, education, public health, entertainment, space, the 2020 Census, policy, politics, COVID-19 data, and more. She received her master’s degree in magazine, newspaper, and online journalism through the Newhouse Minorities Fellowship at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.