Emily Canning-Dean

Emily Canning-Dean is an accomplished journalist with over two decades of experience in local news reporting. Currently serving as Wadsworth Editor at The Post Newspapers since November 2012, Emily has written extensively on local government, schools, crime, and community events, with a notable focus on the heroin epidemic through in-depth interviews with various stakeholders. Prior to this role, Emily was a reporter at Record Publishing Co. from October 2001 to November 2012, where articles were crafted from community insights and editorial ideas. Emily holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Akron, earned between 1996 and 2001.