I started at The Florida Times-Union in May full time as an education reporter, but quickly my responsibilities expanded. From running digital during emergency coverage, such as hurricanes and tropical storms — where I along with a special team would be in charge of running a live blog, producing stories, managing social media and sending out push alerts — to picking up sports stories when our small staff lost our lead NFL reporter and just about everything in between. Along with enterprise stories on the school and education quality in the northeast, a big part of my role is covering government issues and explaining to readers why they should care. Here are some of my favorite pieces:
- Sept. 2019: “Mayor’s call for classroom issues ignites Twitter response“
- Sept. 2019: “Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew offered $1 million webcam endorsement from porn company“
- Sept. 2019: “After just three months of vaping, Jacksonville teen hospitalized with holes in his lungs“
- Sept. 2019: “Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew is here and so is his merch — except for what already sold out“
- Sept. 2019: “Hurricane Dorian: Viral hurricane headbanger Lane Pittman chasing another storm“
- Sept. 2019: “Hurricane Dorian: Jacksonville Beach bakery, others capitalize with storm-themed doughnuts“
- Sept. 2019: “Hurricane Dorian Live Blog“
- Aug. 2019: “Bun+Chicken+Pickles: We tried the new Popeyes chicken sandwich so you don’t have to“
- Aug. 2019: “First Coast High teacher removed after scolding students who don’t stand for pledge“
- Aug. 2019: “Timeline: A half-cent sales tax for Duval schools“
- July, 2019: “Is $150 million payment to charters needed to pass Duval Schools’ tax referendum?“
- June, 2019: “Drag Queen Story Hour prevails at UNF“
- June, 2019: “Maintenance woes plague Duval schools“
- May, 2019: “High-performing charter schools mimic neighbor high-performing public schools“
- May, 2019: “Jacksonville Beach mailman spends days off cleaning veterans’ headstones“
- May, 2019: “Generation Lockdown: School safety drills aim to prepare students for the worst“
- April, 2019: “Senate takes up bill to arm Florida’s teachers“
