During a lifetime working in print, online news, social media and magazines, Jonathan has polished his craft as a writer and editor for regional daily newspapers and as a writer and editor for global audiences at CNN.com.
At Smoky Mountain Living magazine he oversees the content and flow of each bi-monthly edition. Readers have frequently said it is the best magazine they regularly read.
He is the recipient of the E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment; the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service, recognizing the best in professional journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists; an annual ethics in journalism award from the University of Oregon, and an annual rural journalism award from the University of Kentucky.More...