The Ellis County Press: Reporter parts ways with ECP

Reporter parts ways with ECP
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Editor on 02/25/2010 09:58:00


MEGAN GRAY
The Ellis County Press
FERRIS - Last week while citizens across the county were clearing up leftover
debris from the record breaking snowfall of 2010, Joey Dauben, former News
Editor/ Reporter/Columnist of _The Ellis County Press_ was packing his things to
go off to a political convention in Washington D.C.
"You can be a journalist, an activist or a blogger, you can't be all three if
you want to hold a high-quality standard for a newspaper," said Publisher
Charles D. Hatfield Jr.
While Hatfield wishes Dauben the best in his future describing him as a "very
smart and talented writer" the paper is going in a different direction and there
are changes being put in place to bring a higher level of professionalism at the
paper.
"After a decade of journalism and my two Internet companies being closed two
weeks ago, I had to re-focus and find a way to for one, replace almost $3,000 in
monthly income that was just cut off, and two, re-examine my political roles,"
said Dauben.
"Parting ways was exactly what God had in mind."
"I love _The Ellis County Press_ and consider the Hatfield family an extension
of my own family. They provided a lot of tools and resources for me to carry out
their mission - and God's plan - to defend truth and freedom," said 29-year-old
Dauben.