Our team

Christian Trejbal

Founder of Opinion in a Pinch.
More than two decades of writing and editing opinion.
10 years of working with thought leaders and academic researchers to produce clean, effective copy.
Expertise in technology, data analysis, open government, health care, regional and national politics, and more.
Board of directors of the former Association of Opinion Journalists, now part of the News Leaders Association.
Chaired AOJ's open government and technology committees.
Winner of multiple opinion writing awards.
Member of Phi Beta Kappa national liberal arts honorary society.
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Associate editor with Opinion in a Pinch.
More than two decades in journalism including as a columnist and editorial page editor for The Charleston Gazette, The Roanoke Times and The Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Former-President of the Association of Opinion Journalists.
Winner of multiple editorial and column writing awards in three states.
Founding writer and editor of WritingLeft.com.
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Writer with Opinion in a Pinch.
More than four decades experience in print, broadcast and online journalism including as longtime editorial page editor at the Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore.
National media consultant and conference speaker.
Board member of the National Conference of Editorial Writers, now part of the American Society of News Editors. Chaired the Innovations Committee.
Taught journalism for 20 years at Willamette University and Oregon State University.
Founder of Hughesisms, LLC, a storytelling company specializing in state government, politics, education and rural-urban divide.
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Writer with Opinion in a Pinch.
Four decades in journalism including nearly two decades as editorial page editor for The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore.
Member of the Association of Opinion Journalists for 35 years.
Winner of many state and regional awards for reporting and editorial writing, including two-time winner of the Best of the West for editorial writing.
Specialties include government at all levels, the environment, economics and foreign affairs.
Graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism.