A progressive voice in the arts and culture field for nearly two decades, Newton’s talent for incisive storytelling and his reputation as a consummate collaborator are some of his most valued traits.

An advocate for the creation of smart and accessible storytelling in museums, Newton most recently served as Director of Publishing at The Andy Warhol Museum. He joined the museum in 2019 after a six-year tenure as Associate Editor and later Director of Publishing at Carnegie Museum of Art, where he founded Storyboard, the institution's award-winning online journal. He has presented on his work bringing journalism into art museums at conferences across the country including the Graham School’s National Museum Publishing Seminar and MCN, an annual meeting focused on advancing digital transformation in museums.

Newton’s essays and reporting have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, the Oxford American, CityLab, Forbes, and Guernica. He has been a commentator on NPR and Al Jazeera America, and is the author of Shopping Mall (Bloomsbury).