Mitch Pugh is the editor of the Sioux City Journal, a 40,000-circulation daily newspaper in northwest Iowa and one of Editor & Publisher's "10 That Do It Right" in 2009. Prior to his tenure in Sioux City, Pugh was a managing editor for the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. He has also served as an editor and writer for news operations in suburban Chicago and Denver. In 2009 he led an APME Online Journalism Credibility Project called Breaking News Without Breaking Trust, which explored the practical issues of breaking news via digital platforms while maintaining high levels of credibility with readers and ethical standards of journalism.