Jeffrey Meehan has worked in the media industry for nearly seven years. He was named editor of the Pahrump Valley Times at the end of 2019, just over two years after joining the company in June 2017.
Prior to being named editor, Meehan worked as a general assignment reporter for the Times. Meehan began his career in 2014 for the Las Vegas Business Press, where he worked as a business and general assignment reporter. Meehan's work has also appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Topics he's covered include, real estate, commercial and residential, energy, federal and state politics and utilities and general business.
Meehan has gained skills as a journalist that include breaking down complex business and policy topics to a readable level for all readers. These topics have included deciphering Securities and Exchange Commission filings, balance sheets and other financials and items such as changing tax codes and using other public data to create narratives.
Meehan has won several awards for his work in breaking news, business, digital and other categories in the Nevada Press Association's annual awards.