She likes to asks questions. That’s what Pittsburgh Magazine said about Public Source editor-in-chief and co-executive director Halle Stockton when she was honored on Friday night as one of Pittsburgh Magazine’s “40 Under 40” for 2025.
At Pittsburgh’s Public Source, we like that. Asking questions — and thinking about what questions to ask next — is the core of our work in accountability journalism and telling Western Pennsylvania’s stories.
We already knew that Halle, a longtime Public Source reporter and managing editor until she and Jennie Ewing Liska became co-executive directors in 2023, was one of a kind. But we are gratified to see her recognized and counted among the most energetic and influential forces of good in our community.
Jennie Liska, Halle Stockton and Ted Anthony attend the 40 Under 40 award celebration. (Photo Courtesy of Ted Anthony)
Read about her here. And, if you’re intrigued, read more of the work of Public Source and its dedicated cadre of journalists. If you like what you see, please consider donating as the holiday season arrives.
In the meantime, Halle and the rest of the Public Source staff will keep doing what they do best: asking questions.
Ted Anthony is the President of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh’s Public Source. He is the global director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation for The Associated Press and can be reached at anthonyted@gmail.com.
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