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Samantha Willis
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Editor-in-Chief, The Virginia Mercury
Wife, boy mom, writer, Emmy-winning journalist, Editor-in-Chief @MercuryVirginia, co-creator #UnmaskingRVA #UnmaskingCville #UnmaskingHR #UnmaskingPeninsula.
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Bernadette Kinlaw
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Digital Team Copy Editor, Southern Poverty Law Center
Word-lover, baker, laugher, drinker, traveler.
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Wyatt Olson
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Asia Correspondent, Stars and Stripes
Asia correspondent with Stars and Stripes newspaper, Hawaii bureau
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Trevor Metcalfe
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Business Reporter, Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
Reporter @virginianpilot @daily_press. @tidewaterguild member. Tips: trevor.metcalfe@pilotonline.com. trevoremetcalfe dot bsky dot social
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Nate Delesline III
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Reporter, Retail Dive
Reporter for @RetailDive. Virginia resident since '08. Tweets are my personal opinions/interests. he/him
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Jami Frankenberry
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Sports Editor, The Virginian-Pilot
Sports Editor at The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press
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Corey Friedman
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Editor, The Wilson Times
First Amendment firebrand. Editor, @TheWilsonTimes & executive editor, @RestoringNews. Legislative committee chair, @TheNCPress. Fluent in #1A, #opengov, #ncpol
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Matt Cummings
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Contributor, Freelance
Growth @FanaticsLive @FanaticsCollect Past: @NFL, @dapperlabs, @NRGgg, @UCLA Webby + Emmy winner, @frntofficesport Rising 25 Under 25
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Patty Jenkins
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Editorial Assistant, The Virginian-Pilot
Editorial Assistant at The Virginian-Pilot
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Colin Warren-Hicks
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Features Reporter, The Virginian-Pilot
Features Reporter @virginianpilot. Formerly with @pnj, @newsobserver and @TheHerald_Sun. Tar Heel.
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Brian Davies
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Commercial Photographer and Video Producer, Freelance
Commercial photographer and video producer in western Oregon. | FAA licensed drone pilot. | Instagram: @daviesphoto
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Absolutely. You can focus your search by country, city/state, or specific beats to target journalists from The Virginian Pilot working in those areas.
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Each profile includes journalist type, role, beat(s), industry, outlet(s), location, and recent articles — so you can see what they cover and where.
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