When did Rebecca Kanan become Globe editor in chief

Apparently, former Joplin Business Journal Editor Rebecca A. Kanan has jumped to the top of the ladder at the Joplin Globe.
On Wednesday, the Globe promoted its new "Profiles" section, and now the official introduction has been posted online...written by Rebecca A. Kanan, in what is referred to as "a note from the editor in chief."
Just what place that puts her in the hierarchy of the Globe, or if it just means that she is simply the head honcho of the Globe's latest frivolous niche magazine is not certain and no clues are offered in the article.

There are stories everywhere. They are a fact of our existence. We would have no life without stories, for they are the substance of our days, the fabric of our conversation, the essence of our history.

Many years ago, people were more in tune with their story-telling selves. If someone asked how a person was, the resulting answer might be a ten-minute account of the past few hours or few days. Correspondence used to be composed in rich details turning daily routines into delightful trips. The first poetry was written to capture the sagas and epics of existences that have long since passed from our eyes and views.

In the pages this new publication, PROFILES, we will seek to revive the story element of life but also play up the unpredictability of the lives it delivers.

You’ll read about people who have prospered despite the odds, adventurers who have challenged the rules, artists and craftspeople who have risen to the heights with their specialties, teachers and students whose lives have inspired or whose perseverance has moved others to continue trying, and everyday folk whose desire and determination have affected the spirit of people they meet. You will learn “the rest of the story” about people you might not even know live in your community.

The stories will seek to enlighten and entertain, to uplift and inspire, and perhaps to evoke a new interest in storytelling.

We would like to hear from the readers about people they believe would make good subjects of a profile. It’s your neighbors and your friends that make our PROFILES.

Pardon me for misunderstanding the nature of journalism, but isn't that what newspapers are supposed to do anyway? Instead of hiring an editor and wasting reporters on these niche magazines and the useless Joplin Herald, the Globe would be making a wiser investment, putting more reporters in the field to deliver copy for the print and online editions.