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Ashton Pittman

Ashton Pittman

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News Editor, Mississippi Free Press

Hattiesburg

Biography

I'm a Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based journalist reporting on elections, politics, and statewide legislative activity for the Jackson Free Press. I'm also the founder of the blog Deep South Voice. I graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi, where I studied journalism and political science.

Final Covers

Poverty housing inequality wealth disparities

Doesn’t Cover

Insurance, crime, death (with occasional exceptions).

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Total articles 1170

  • Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month

    By Ashton Pittman Verified

    Apr. 21, 2025

  • If They Can Be Disappeared, You Can, Too

    By Ashton Pittman Verified

    Apr. 21, 2025

  • Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month

    By Ashton Pittman Verified

    Apr. 21, 2025

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Company Info

Mississippi Free Press

The Mississippi Free Press is a nonprofit media outlet for the state, devoted to going beyond partisanship and publishing solutions journalism for the Magnolia State and all of its people.

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

+1 601-362-6121

Founded: 2020