The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is pleased to announce that Jozsef Papp has joined the newspaper’s Crime and Public Safety team as a reporter.
Papp will cover crime trends and watchdog law enforcement agencies in metro Atlanta. He comes to the AJC from the Augusta Chronicle.
Born in Ecuador, he and his family moved to metro Atlanta in 2009. His father graduated from Georgia Tech so he was familiar with the area and decided to relocate to metro Atlanta. He graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2018 and he became a U.S. citizen in 2020.
“I’m always interested in learning more about how things work and what causes things to happen,” Papp said. “My curiosity has helped me throughout my journalism career and I’m excited to start telling stories about the people that call Atlanta home.”
Papp is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. He is looking forward to connecting with the growing Latinx community in Atlanta.
“As an immigrant and Spanish-speaking journalist, I’m excited to talk and engage with the growing community of Latinos in the Atlanta area,” Papp said.
Papp can be reached at jozsef.papp-chang@ajc.com.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the leading journalism organization in the Southeast, focuses its reporting staff on local matters and closely monitors state and local governments, the local economy, entertainment and sports.
Its journalists seek to uncover the truth, protect the public’s right to know and hold community leaders accountable for serving the public. Reporters, editors and photographers aggressively document the region’s moments, milestones and people. Every day, whether in print or on its digital and social platforms, the AJC informs and empowers its readers who value credible, in-depth journalism.
The newspaper traces its roots to 1868, the founding date of The Atlanta Constitution. The Atlanta Journal debuted in 1883. The papers have been under common ownership since 1950 and fully merged in 2001. The newspaper is owned by Cox Enterprises, a family-owned company that has been in Atlanta since 1939. While the newspaper is owned by a private company, its news decisions are made by the journalists in the AJC’s newsroom.
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