Make no mistake. Lizzy Acker is a journalist. But in a nontraditional role for The Oregonian, Oregon’s traditionally daily newspaper, Lizzy’s role on the Trending Team is to rack up page-views on the newspaper’s website, OregonLive. But there’s always more, like: how she’s written a book and a zine, following a boy, creating her own jobs, social media for Portland’s beloved Powell’s, and “selling out” for her audience.

Lizzy Acker is responsible for driving page views to Oregon’s larg