Evan Newton on The Monticello News and the Future of Local Journalism – Episode 109

Town Square Podcast returns from its Candidate Conversations series with Episode 109 featuring Evan Newton, the 25-year-old owner, publisher and editor of The Monticello News. Evan shares his path from Jasper County childhood and a newspaper internship to leading The Covington News newsroom and buying his hometown paper.

Trey and Evan discuss the future of local journalism, print and digital publishing, the difference between reporting and opinion, and the responsibility to ask hard questions in a small community. It is a conversation about trust, entrepreneurship and staying informed as TSP’s community grows across Newton, Rockdale, Henry, Walton and Jasper counties.

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