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John McCosh

John McCosh

John McCosh is editor-in-chief of the Georgia Recorder, a Newsline sister outlet.

Rosalynn Carter acclaimed by admirers for her pioneering advocacy for mental health, caregiving

By: - November 19, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. 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 […]

Jury finds McMichaels, Bryan guilty of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

By: - November 24, 2021

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. A nearly all-white jury in a Glynn County, Georgia, courtroom 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 […]

Georgia’s costly U.S. Senate showdowns roil ahead of rally finales

By: - 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 […]