Hillary Frey is editor-in-chief at Slate. Founded in 1996 by software giant Microsoft, the online magazine brings thoughtful, long-form journalism on culture, politics and current affairs to a global audience. Previously, Hillary worked for the likes of NBC News, Politico and HuffPost, and was editor-in-chief at Yahoo! News. In this in-depth interview, she reflects on how her very first regular writing gig in the late 1990s was for Slate \u2013 and how returning nearly three decades later in the editor\u2019s chair is a \u201cfunny story and an exciting opportunity\u201d; shares how the company is always searching for ways to \u201cexperiment and innovate\u201d in order to retain and grow its subscriber base, in an era when \u201ctoo many consumers\u201d expect to get high-quality journalism for free; and discusses the tension between covering the most popular stories \u2013 such as whether Donald Trump\u2019s putative comeback will be a success \u2013 while also ensuring they offer their readers a wide variety of topics.