Davison joins Press staff, Dunson to Globe

Former Joplin Globe sports writer Michael Davison, who was unceremoniously dumped by the newspaper in July, has landed on his feet and is doing general assignment reporting at The Carthage Press.
Judging from the articles that have been posted on the Press' website, Davison has done some coverage of the Carthage R-9 School District, health coverage, and has written a personal column.
Davison joins the growing rank of former Joplin Globe reporters who have wound up on area competitors, following in the footsteps of Joplin Daily Editor John Hacker and Joplin Tri-State Business Editor Jeff Wells.
I am not sure of the logistics of the whole thing, but Davison may be taking the position recently vacated by Melissa Dunson, who left The Press for a staff writer position on the Globe. Dunson had been a lifestyles/general assignment reporter during her time in Carthage. Ms. Dunson is writing business articles for the Globe, an apparent reaction to the two business newspapers, the aforementioned Joplin Tri-State Business and the Joplin Business Journal.