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John McCosh
John McCosh is editor-in-chief of the Georgia Recorder, an affiliate of the nonprofit States Newsroom. He is a seasoned writer and editor with decades of experience in journalism and government public affairs. His skills were forged in Georgia newsrooms, where he was a business and investigative reporter, editor and bureau chief. For more than a decade at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, McCosh investigated state and local government officials and operations. McCosh is a board member of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and active in the Georgia State Signal Alumni Group, which advises student journalists.
Rosalynn Carter acclaimed by admirers for her pioneering advocacy for mental health, caregiving
By: John McCosh - November 20, 2023
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, according to the Carter Center, leaving a rich legacy of championing mental health and women’s rights. She will be buried at the ranch house in Plains she and former President Jimmy Carter built in 1961. She died Sunday just days after the family announced she had entered hospice […]
Troops at Georgia’s Fort Stewart prepare to aid NATO role in Ukraine conflict
By: John McCosh and Ross Williams - February 28, 2022
HINESVILLE, Ga. — Anka Hinze was skeptical a couple of weeks ago when her retired military police officer husband said he had a sense of foreboding that an overseas conflict was about to deliver a ripple effect across the Hinesville community near Fort Stewart. Then the owner of the popular German restaurant Zum Rosenhof in […]
Georgia jury finds three white men guilty of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun murder
By: John McCosh - November 24, 2021
A nearly all-white jury in a Glynn County, Ga., courtroom on Wednesday afternoon convicted three white men of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery as the 25-year-old Black jogger ran through their neighborhood in February 2020. Travis McMichael, seen all over the world in a viral video that shows him firing a shotgun into […]
Georgia’s costly U.S. Senate showdowns roil ahead of rally finales
By: John McCosh - January 4, 2021
Soon after the Nov. 3 general election it was clear Georgia voters set up two U.S. Senate contests for this week and it seemed unlikely the presidential result would threaten to overshadow the high stakes battle at the ballot for control of the federal government. But when President Donald Trump campaigns for fellow Republicans and […]