CommonWealth Beacon editor says he is stepping down
bruce mohl, who has served as the editor of commonwealth beacon for more than 15 years, announced monday that he will be leaving his post later this year.
“i will be stepping down as editor and handing the job over to someone new, who can take commonwealth beacon to new heights,” mohl said in his letter. “i’m not sure what i will do next, but i hope it’s as interesting and fun as what i do now.”
Since mohl joined as editor in 2008, commonwealth ended its print magazine in 2018 and rebranded to add beacon to its name in 2023, in part to focus more on covering massachusetts state and local politics and policy.
the publication — whose editorial staff totals five members — is free to access and offers news articles, opinion pieces, a daily newsletter, and more. commonwealth is owned by the massachusetts institute for a New commonwealth, or massiNc, a nonprofit that also operates a think tank.
Joe kriesberg, the cEO of massiNc, wrote that the publication has tapped search firm koya Partners to look for a new editor. kriesberg anticipates that commonwealth will have a new editor in the fall, he said in a phone interview.
“i was an avid bruce mohl reader and fan long before i arrived at commonwealth beacon in January 2023,” kriesberg said. “i want to personally thank bruce for his partnership and for helping to teach and mentor me as i have taken on this new role in the field of journalism.”
Prior to joining commonwealth, mohl spent almost 30 years at the boston Globe, including serving as the State House bureau chief.
He also served as a member of the Globe’s Spotlight team and won a Gerald Loeb award in 1992 for covering a scandal within massachusetts’ public pension system.