NEWTON COUNTY – The Covington Information has introduced the hiring of three new correspondents.
Rachel Sandstrom, Delaney Derry and Alainah Jackson can be becoming a member of The News, efficient instantly.
“Rachel, Delaney and Alainah are three promising journalists who’ve all of the potential on the planet to make an impression in our business,” mentioned Evan Newton, managing editor of The Information. “I’m excited to have all three on board and am wanting ahead to seeing how they may improve our product.”
Rachel Sandstrom
Sandstrom is an upcoming senior on the College of Georgia (UGA), the place she is learning journalism and mass communication. She is going to be a part of The Information for an eight-week internship that’s sponsored by the Georgia Press Affiliation Instructional Basis.
Along with her research at UGA, Sandstrom works with the varsity’s newspaper, The Crimson & Black, as a tradition contributor and Grady Newsource as a Georgia State Legislature Beat Reporter. She additionally holds three bylines with The Atlanta Journal-Structure’s “On a regular basis Heroes” part.
Whereas Sandstrom brings strong expertise on a state stage, she famous her pleasure to study native journalism.
“I’m very excited to be interning at The Covington Information over the following seven weeks,” Sandstrom mentioned. “Throughout my first week, I’ve coated completely different sorts of tales I’ve by no means coated earlier than and realized all in regards to the Newton County space. All through my time at The Covington Information, I hope to achieve extra perception into what it means to cowl native journalism.”
Delaney Derry
Derry is a senior at Georgia Faculty & State College (GCSU), the place she is learning English. She is going to be a part of The Information as a contract correspondent.
In 2024, Derry served as opinion editor at GCSU’s scholar newspaper The Colonnade. She was promoted to editor-in-chief in January, succeeding present Covington Information information editor Kate Verity.
Derry shared what it meant to have the chance to work for her native newspaper.
“I really feel extremely honored to be working with The Covington Information,” Derry mentioned. “I’ve all the time had a ardour for writing, and I’m past grateful for this unimaginable alternative. I’m actually wanting ahead to working intently with the editorial workforce and taking these subsequent steps in direction of a future in journalism! I’m completely thrilled simply to be part of it.”
Alainah Jackson
Jackson is a 2025 graduate at Newton Excessive Faculty, ending within the Prime 10 in her class out of over 600 college students. She is going to attend the College of Alabama within the fall, the place she plans to review journalism.
The current Newton graduate would be the first member of the brand-new Cov-Information NEXT program, an initiative designed to domesticate the following technology of Newton County journalists. Extra particulars about this program can be launched at a later date.
“I’m past excited to begin writing for The Covington Information,” Jackson mentioned. This chance means a lot to me—not simply as a author, however as somebody deeply obsessed with journalism. Each story I inform here’s a step ahead in my journey towards a profitable profession in information media.”
