Sarah Jane Weaver

Sarah Jane Weaver is a journalist and editor. In May 2024, she was named Editor of the Deseret News, joining Executive Editor Doug Wilks and Publisher Burke Olsen in top leadership positions of the nearly 174-year-old publication. She also becomes the first female editor of the Deseret News since its founding in June 1850.

“Sarah has been part of our executive leadership teams for years and has a seasoned understanding of what it takes to be a strong journalist in today’s fractured media landscape,” said Sheri L. Dew, executive vice president and chief content officer of Deseret Management Corp., the parent company of the Deseret News. “She has also shown a great ability to create successful media products. We’re excited to have her expertise focused on the Deseret News.”[1]

Until her appointment, she was the Executive Editor of The Church News and host of the weekly Church News podcast. She also serves as Deseret News Vice President and Assistant Editor of the Deseret News. She has been Assistant Editor of The Church News previously.

Since 1995 she has covered, among other things, the Church’s welfare services, Church Education, and social issues impacting Latter-day Saints. Her favorite assignments include reporting on temple dedications and writing about members around the world.

Sarah graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in journalism and history and served as editor in chief of the BYU student newspaper, the Daily Universe. She later completed graduate studies in executive leadership at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Before joining the Deseret News staff, she completed a Pulliam Fellowship at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix, Ariz.