Walter Jones Email & Phone Number

Tucker, Georgia, United States

Serve as the spokesman and media contact for the trade association representing Georgia's 41 electric cooperatives

Greater Atlanta Area

Bringing clients my experience as a former journalist, publisher and agency communications director, especially in the areas of crisis communications, public affairs and legislative affairs.

Greater Atlanta Area

I led the team of professionals that craft the messages to legislators, families and the general public about child welfare. The agency's mission is strengthening families, and my job is to do that through the messaging to these various audiences.

Newnan, Ga.

I led a team of award-winning professional journalists, ad reps, designers and circulation experts for Newnan's primary source for news and lifestyle coverage.

Greater Atlanta Area

After an internal transfer within Morris Publishing Group, I moved to covering cybersecurity and national-security, energy and environmental issues related to Fort Gordon, Plant Vogtle and the Savannah River Site.

Greater Atlanta Area

I oversaw reporting, editing and distribution of stories and photos to newspapers across the Morris chain nationwide and to outlets that subscribe to the service from outside the chain. Additionally, I drew on my experience and connections from covering Georgia politics for years to write a weekly analysis column that regularly ran in papers across the state.  Developed products for the MNS wire/syndicate and assign stories to staff reporters Drew on professional connections to sponsor meetings of the governor and other key state leaders with Morris editorial-page editors and political writers Conceived and coordinated investigative projects with multiple journalists in various locations within tight timetables and budgets Represented MNS at TV debates and panel discussions Personally produced varied news stories and features, from investigative pieces, an Oval Office interview and coverage of racial bias in the National Guard to coverage of international trade

Augusta, Georgia Area

I was the primary business reporter for the daily in the 450,000-people metro area. The business section won honors in statewide journalism contests.

Griffin, Ga.

I was a general-assignment writer covering education, business and some local government. I won recognition from the Associated Press and the Georgia Press Association for business writing and from the chain, Thomson Publishing, for feature writing. Big stories included following the sale of the city’s largest employer and the details of a multi-million-dollar accounting discrepancy at the school system.

Atlanta, Ga.

As president, I headed a small staff and coordinated consulting with small-business clients and their owners in the areas of finance, marketing strategy and management. I won recognition from several organizations for financial planning and investment sales, held multiple securities licenses and professional designations.

Bethesda, Md.

Oversaw the marketing of three consumer publications on government, health care and investing, and directed the launch of two additional publications.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Planning to take a year off from graduate school, I took a post in the Washington office. I was hired to answer letters and became the in-house computer expert. I rose to be Newt's assistant for special projects as he was building his coalition in the House as a junior congressman.

Abj, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Georgia Students Association, communications director GSU Cable-TV interview show host

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta, Red & Black