New York, NY – Digital First Media, which operates MediaNews Group and Journal Register Company, has named Jonathan Cooper as Vice President Media Relations and Employee Communications.

Mr. Cooper most recently served as Vice President of Digital First Media during the Company’s inception. He previously served as Vice President of Content for Journal Register Company where he led the Company’s digital cultural transformation through the Ben Franklin Project, a unique open-source publishing experiment where Journal Register used free and low-cost digital tools to publish 18 daily newspapers and websites.

“Jon Cooper has been invaluable to our company’s progress. He is first and foremost employee-centric which is vital in any employee-led transformation,” said John Paton, Chief Executive Officer of Digital First Media.