View Newspaper Group names Newell ME for Detroit area

The following excerpt was sent out from lakeorionreview.com:

View Newspaper Group is proud to announce Jim Newell has been named managing editor of the View Newspaper Group north Oakland County newspapers.

In his new role, Newell is responsible for the day-to-day coverage in Lake Orion and Oxford and coordinates coverage across the Lake Orion Review, Oxford Leader, Clarkston News and The Citizen in Ortonville.

Newell graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in journalism, and began working as a journalist and photographer for View Newspaper Group in Genesee County in 2005, helping establish the Grand Blanc View and Burton View, both startup newspapers at the time.

After just more than a year as a staff writer and photographer, he was promoted to managing editor of the View Newspaper Group’s Genesee County newspapers and was instrumental in continuing enhancing coverage in the Grand Blanc area and creating a presence in the Burton area.

Most recently Newell served as editor of the Lake Orion Review, a position he’s held since 2016.

“I live in Lake Orion and work throughout the north Oakland County community,” said Newell. “This is home. I want to make sure everyone who lives and works in the area knows that all of the talented reporters and editors who work for the View Newspaper Group are committed to reporting on all of the important things happening here. They live and work here, too.”

Newell’s journalism work focuses on covering local government, school boards, public safety, the business community, charitable organizations, sports, a wide array of features and writing columns. He has covered nearly every aspect of community journalism during his career.

If you have information to share or a story to tell, contact Newell at 248-628-4801, or email jnewell@mihomepaper.com.

View Newspaper Group is a locally-owned community newspaper group covering 11 Michigan counties. The company publishes 14 newspapers with print editions reaching more than 250,000 households each week plus an additional 400,000 monthly online readers.