Ashton Pittman's guest appearances

Ashton Pittman

The Camera Adds Ten Pounds w/Peter Sers

The Journalism Salute

White Flag with Joe Walsh

Vanessa Johnston

Chris Hodges

John Edward

Richard Davies

William Davis

Alison Wonderland

Sara Weinshenk

Darren Carter

Chelsea Skidmore

Nick Hirshon

Rachel Wolfson

Mat Edgar

Farnoush Amiri

Gabriel Kahn

Emily Hall

OwlTail

What's it like to live in the South today? What's it like as a journalist covering poverty, water crises and racial unrest? How about as a gay man? How about as a human who cares deeply about his community and the people around him? Joe chats with writer and journalist Ashton Pittman and they cover water, culture, and life in Mississippi then and now, as Ashton's community grapples with the future.

What's it like to live in the South today? What's it like as a journalist covering poverty, water crises and racial unrest? How about as a gay man? How about as a human who cares deeply about his community and the people around him? Joe chats with writer and journalist Ashton Pittman and they cover water, culture, and life in Mississippi then and now, as Ashton's community grapples with the future.

97. Ashton Pittman

Donna Ladd

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by publisher Donna Ladd and senior reporter Ashton Pittman of the Mississippi Free Press, a non-profit media outlet that has published a considerable amount of important reporting about the state.Donna and Ashton talked about the origin of the site and multiple stories that they’re working on. The most prominent of those is a series of pieces following racist e-mails sent by prominent people at the University of Mississippi (including the dean of the journalism school) and the ramifications for whistleblowers who alerted the media to the e-mails. They also talked about the challenge of covering state government, which is a republican supermajority.Donna and Ashton also answered questions from Emmy Liederman, a graduating senior at The College of New Jersey and provided advice for students hoping to pursue a career in the field.After the interview, Mark and Emmy reviewed the key points that Donna and Ashton made, and Emmy continued our Women’s History Month tribute and our regular feature on former journalism professor Bob Cole.Thank you for listening. Please rate and review the podcast if you can. You can e-mail us at journalismsalute@gmail.com or contact us on Twitter at @journalismpod.Important LinksThe Mississippi Free Press websiteThe Mississippi Free Press TwitterDonna Ladd TwitterAshton Pittman Twitter

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by publisher Donna Ladd and senior reporter Ashton Pittman of the Mississippi Free Press, a non-profit media outlet that has published a considerable amount of important reporting about the state. Donna and Ashton talked about the origin of the site and multiple stories that they’re working on. The most prominent of those is a series of pieces following racist e-mails sent by prominent people at the University of Mississippi (including the dean of the journalism school) and the ramifications for whistleblowers who alerted the media to the e-mails. They also talked about the challenge of covering state government, which is a republican supermajority. Donna and Ashton also answered questions from Emmy Liederman, a graduating senior at The College of New Jersey and provided advice for students hoping to pursue a career in the field. After the interview, Mark and Emmy reviewed the key points that Donna and Ashton made, and Emmy continued our Women’s History Month tribute and our regular feature on former journalism professor Bob Cole. Thank you for listening. Please rate and review the podcast if you can. You can e-mail us at <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a> or contact us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@journalismpod.</a> Important Links<a href="http://mississippifreepress.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mississippi Free Press website</a><a href="http://twitter.com/msfreepress" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mississippi Free Press Twitter</a><a href="http://twitter.com/donnerkay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Ladd Twitter</a><a href="http://twitter.com/ashtonpittman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashton Pittman Twitter</a>

Donna Ladd & Ashton Pittman - Important Investigative Reporting for the Mississippi Free Press

Peter sits down with former basketball star, and Oklahoma raised watermelon farmer Ashton Pittman. Who also happens to be his girlfriend. They discuss her life growing up in a town of 1200. Moving to LA, and overcoming obstacles to live a healthy lifestyle.Video version of The Camera Adds Ten Pounds available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoz2a_Q89hJD_T9p4I65yinWWwyO6hEyMFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/petersershttps://www.instagram.com/comedypopup

Peter sits down with former basketball star, and Oklahoma raised watermelon farmer Ashton Pittman. Who also happens to be his girlfriend. They discuss her life growing up in a town of 1200. Moving to LA, and overcoming obstacles to live a healthy lifestyle. Video version of The Camera Adds Ten Pounds available at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoz2a_Q89hJD_T9p4I65yinWWwyO6hEyM" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoz2a_Q89hJD_T9p4I65yinWWwyO6hEyM</a> Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petersers" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/petersers</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup</a>

Ep 8: Ashton Pittman