Melissa Angle moves to Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This just in…
Melissa Angle of The Orlando Sentinel has been hired as Senior Designer A1/News by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She will begin her new job in mid-October.
This news comes via a “little bird” at the AJC. The bird will post a formal announcement at VizEds as soon as possible.
The bird writes:
You can tell them the bird said Melissa wowed everyone she met here, we wanted to hire her on the spot.
Melissa hangs out in the hotel bar in Syracuse,
February 2007. Photo by Matt Erickson.
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Melissa has been at the Sentinel since March, 2005. Previously, she had been a copy editor for business, features and news stories and a designer for A1 and local sections at The Sun News of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Melissa is a 2002 graduate of Wichita State University in Kansas, where she was editor of the student newspaper, The Sunflower.
(The paper is called The Sunflower? You’ve got to be kidding me!)
Mangle’s time in Orlando has been short but eventful. In June of last year, Melissa was promoted to Senior Designer.
Sentinel AME Bonita Burton posted earlier this year at VizEds:
In 2006 she spearheaded the revamping our Monday Local section into a weekly visual report called Local InDepth. That effort won multiple SND awards and an Employee of the Year award. Melissa was instrumental in bringing SND’s annual workshop to Orlando last year.
This summer, Mangle was named a regional director of the Society for News Design, replacing Nicole Bogdas, who moved to St. Louis.
A few examples of Melissa’s award-winning work in Orlando:
 
 
 
 
Find the rest of her portfolio here.
Congratulations, Mangle! Good luck in Atlanta!
September 10th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Woo-hoo! Atlanta welcomes you, Melissa.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
the only sad part is we have to wait until mid-October.
WELCOME, MELISSA!!!!!
September 11th, 2007 at 12:08 am
AWESOME! Oh but I bet the Sentinel will miss you!
September 11th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Wow, how exciting!! Congrats Mangle! I can definitely agree with Bonita, Melissa was a huge part of organizing SND Orlando including the intern competition!
September 11th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Congrats Mangle! Sad to see you go but only a few months after I get here, but you’re going to rock it in the ATL.
September 11th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Mangle is a rockin’ chick. I can’t wait to see what comes from you out of ATL! But Central Florida will miss you. :-(
September 11th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Melissa is truly one of the most imaginative, intelligent visual journalists I know. Plus, she’s a riot to just hang out with. I always know when Melissa’s arrived just by the sound of laughter that erupts in the room. We’ll even miss her irreverance and impertinence! Congratulations, Atlanta, on a simply tremendous hire.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Wow, congrats Melissa and the AJC!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Congrats, Melissa. I was really looking forward to working with you, but this sounds like a fantastic opportunity for you. Good luck and hopefully we’ll cross paths later this month.
September 11th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Congrats, Melissa!
September 11th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Congratulations, Melissa - rock on.
September 12th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Welcome, Melissa! The AJC is so excited to have you!
October 19th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Congratulations, Melissa. Your Dad is on our City Council here in Medicine Lodge and he’s telling everyone about your success. We like to see our Kansas kids do well.
Medicine Lodge City Clerk
October 19th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Congratulations, Melissa. Your Dad is on our City Council here in Medicine Lodge and he’s telling everyone about your success. We like to see our Kansas kids do well.