ELIAS WEISS
2023 – current “Maricopa is hot and 20 years old — but that’s not the only thing that made her attractive. After some years as an investigative politics reporter at The Daily Beast and Phoenix New Times , I was dying to get back to leading a hyperlocal newsroom. My first editor gig was at a hyperlocal paper in a town of 1,300 in the rural mid-Atlantic. Sure, it was a ‘sleepy town,’ but it’s where I cut my teeth and learned how to exponentially grow an
JUSTIN GRIFFIN 2021 – 2022
“Though my tenure was a relatively short one, I respect and appreciate the journalistic mission that owners Scott Bartle and Vincent Manfredi have undertaken with InMaricopa. They deeply care about the issues facing the community and its citizens. That’s what I think journalism is all about, and it’s why I remain a contributor to this day.”
online news audience — and the value of a print journalism product that excites and engages an entire community. Spending long hours in offices and conference rooms in Phoenix, I pined for the days when I waved hello to loyal readers at the local café or high school football game; when writing tales of small-town heroes felt bigger than breaking open a national politics scandal. InMaricopa brings big-city quality with small-town energy. Every day, I aim to bring that big-city quality to our reporting because my neighbors in Maricopa deserve a watchdog who’s got their back as we grow into a big city together.”
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