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Rough Draft Atlanta is metro Atlanta’s leading hyperlocal media organization.

We publish Reporter Newspapers, Atlanta Intown, and the Rough Draft suite of newsletters. With a combined monthly readership of almost 1 million across print and digital, our products reach metro Atlanta’s most dynamic and influential communities. 

Reporter Newspapers (circ: 58,000) is published monthly and covers four communities: Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, and Sandy Springs. 

Coverage area includes ZIP codes 30305, 30318, 30319, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30338, 30342 and 30350.

Atlanta Intown (circ: 27,000) reaches the intown communities from Midtown to Grant Park and from Emory to the Westside. Intown’s coverage includes ZIP codes 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30312.

Founded in 1994, Intown pioneered hyperlocal news in Atlanta with its unwavering mission to inform and empower readers while helping build community.

Silver Streak, f/k/a Atlanta Senior Life (circ: 10,000) targets Atlanta’s active senior community. It is distributed across the wider metro area via drops at 266 businesses, community centers, and senior residences.

Reporter Newspapers and Atlanta Intown are distributed via direct mail to ensure delivery into homes as well as 300+ local businesses within the communities. 

In 2021, Springs introduced Rough Draft, a morning newsletter that is a clever, curated, and concise look at what’s happening around metro Atlanta.

In the Community

We are active members of The Atlanta Press Club, Georgia Press Association, Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber, Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce, Central Atlanta Progress, the Midtown Alliance, Livable Buckhead, and the Buckhead Business Association.

Editorial Team

Collin Kelley

Collin Kelley has been the editor of Atlanta Intown for two decades and has been a journalist and freelance writer for 35 years. He’s also an award-winning poet and novelist. More by Collin Kelley

Beth McKibben

Beth McKibben is the dining editor and a senior editor for Rough Draft Atlanta. She was previously the editor of Eater Atlanta and has been covering food and drinks locally and nationally for over 12 years. More by Beth McKibben

Sammie Purcell

Sammie Purcell is Associate Editor at Rough Draft Atlanta. More by Sammie Purcell

Dyana Bagby

Dyana Bagby is a staff writer for Rough Draft Atlanta, Reporter Newspapers, and Atlanta Intown. More by Dyana Bagby

Cathy Cobbs

Cathy Cobbs covers Dunwoody for Reporter Newspapers and Rough Draft Atlanta. She can be reached at cathy@roughdraftatlanta.com More by Cathy Cobbs

Bob Pepalis

Bob Pepalis covers Sandy Springs for Rough Draft Atlanta and Reporter Newspapers. More by Bob Pepalis

Logan C. Ritchie

Logan C. Ritchie writes features and covers Brookhaven for Rough Draft Atlanta. More by Logan C. Ritchie

Isadora Pennington

Isadora Pennington is a freelance writer and photographer based in Atlanta. She is the editor of Sketchbook by Rough Draft, a weekly Arts newsletter. More by Isadora Pennington

Alexandra Kent

Alexandra Kent is an editorial intern for Rough Draft Atlanta. She is the 2023-24 Editor-in-Chief of The Westminster Bi-Line, the student paper of The Westminster Schools. More by Alexandra Kent

Eloisa Bloom

Eloisa Bloom is a Rough Draft contributor. She enjoys soccer, painting, creative writing, and playing with her dogs, Daisy & Ollie.

Sales & Marketing Team

Keith Pepper

Publisher

Keith Pepper is the publisher of Rough Draft Atlanta.

Savannah Pierce

Executive Assistant

Savannah Pierce is Executive Assistant at Rough Draft Atlanta.

Neal Maziar

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Neal Maziar joined Springs Publishing in January 2022. Previously, he led sales and marketing at Cox Radio and was a co-founder of Big League Broadcasting. He currently serves on the board of the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber and the Georgia chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

He is a native of, and lives in, Sandy Springs.

Deborah Davis

Account Executive | Sales Operations

Deborah Davis has more than 30 years in the newspaper industry.

Jeff Kremer

sr. account manager

Jeff Kremer has more than 25 years of advertising sales experience, including at Creative Loafing and the Sunday Paper, where he was a founder.

Suzanne Purcell

sr. account manager

Suzanne joined Springs Publishing in April 2022. Previously, she worked for 30+ years at Cox and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a variety of sales and management roles.

Suzanne grew up in Sandy Springs and now lives in Buckhead.

Rico Figliolini

creative director

Rico Figliolini is a creative director, publisher, social media strategist, and podcast producer/host in Atlanta. In 2021, he was recognized for Page One Design by the Georgia Press Association.


Company News

Here are the latest stories about Rough Draft Atlanta

Introducing Rough Draft’s Atlanta News Quiz

I’m happy to announce the debut of Rough Draft’s weekly Atlanta News Quiz. The quiz is a fun way to test your knowledge of the week’s local events.  💡 The weekly quiz is…

Beth McKibben to lead dining coverage for Rough Draft Atlanta

Veteran food and dining journalist Beth McKibben is joining Rough Draft Atlanta as Senior Editor responsible for Food and Dining and will lead the company’s coverage of the industry across…

Publisher’s Note: A Sunday deep breath

From yesterday’s Chomp & Stomp in Cabbagetown to today’s Día de Muertos at Oakland Cemetery, I know it’s a busy weekend for all of us, so hopefully that extra hour of sleep…

Publisher’s Note: About our new look

This month’s issues of Reporter Newspapers, Atlanta Intown, and Silver Streak mark an exciting new beginning for the papers and our company.  In early January, we updated our logos (they…

Publisher’s Note: Ten years of Brookhaven

The December issue of Reporter Newspapers, our largest since 2018, includes a very special 20-page insert celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of the City of Brookhaven. Edited by…

Publisher’s Note: Why we’re leaving Twitter

I’m writing to share that we have made the decision to suspend posting our content on Twitter and have removed Twitter share buttons from our website and newsletters. Twitter does…

Checking in on local news

🙏 I can’t say this too often: Thank you for helping us build something extraordinary.  As the news business continues to be shaped by myriad economic and cultural challenges, we…

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Coverage from other outlets

Suzanne Purcell named 2022 “Sales Superstar” by Editor & Publisher magazine. (Jan. 6, 2023)

A recap of 2022 and a look ahead from LinkedIn. By Keith Pepper (Dec. 31, 2022)

Leff & Associates “Four Questions Journalist Spotlight” with Amy Wenk and Keith Pepper (Mar. 5, 2022)

The Georgia Gang” recognizes Rough Draft as a “winner of the week” (Dec. 19, 2021)

Bulldawg Illustrated Proust Q&A with Keith Pepper (Nov. 24, 2021)

LinkedIn post on Atlanta Journal-Constitution partnership (Nov. 14, 2021)

What’s Up Dunwoody podcast about the Dunwoody 4th of July Parade. Amy Wenk and Keith Pepper (July 3, 2021)

Atlanta Jewish Times: “Steve Levene Sells Reporter Newspapers” (Jan. 12, 2021)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “OPINION: Atlanta man happy to buy newspaper company? Must be fake joy” (Dec. 23, 2020)