Lifestyle
Scott joins Dispatch as life editor
Robert Scott has joined The Dispatch as its new life editor.
He replaces Nicole Layton, who led the part for slightly greater than a 12 months. In his position, Scott will coordinate and produce content material for Sunday’s life pages and Wednesday’s meals pages, in addition to contribute basic task work for the information part.
His first day was Monday.
A Woodland native, Scott spent the final three years as managing editor/lead reporter for the Chickasaw Journal in Houston, Mississippi.
He’s a 2019 graduate from Mississippi College for Ladies with a communication diploma. Whereas there, he minored in movie research and served as leisure editor for The Spectator, for which he wrote film evaluations, amongst different issues.
“I’m very enthusiastic about not solely writing however telling tales,” Scott stated. “I consider that individuals should have their tales informed to a large viewers, and The Dispatch provided me the right platform to do exactly that. I additionally love Columbus and the encompassing space. I spent numerous time right here whereas in faculty and it’s a nice neighborhood with numerous attention-grabbing folks.”
Managing Editor Zack Plair stated Scott’s constructive angle and neighborhood journalism expertise positions him effectively for the job.
“It’s evident that Robert understands the right way to construct relationships locally,” Plair stated. “He’s very dedicated to strengthening the life and meals sections and serving our readers via his work.”
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