Enterprise Reporter
I work for the USA TODAY Network-Florida, The News-Press and the Naples Daily News in Southwest Florida. My work has also appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, BBC and elsewhere. I am the recipient of 50-plus journalism awards for public service, diverse coverage, investigative reporting, multimedia, feature writing and community leadership. I am fluent in Spanish.
Nonprofits were less helpful than expected, but Florida school districts helped a journalist find families.
Enrollment and attendance dropped as students faced a digital divide and took on jobs. Yet some rose to higher educational heights than ever before.
This story was produced by Janine Zeitlin, a participant in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2020 Data Fellowship.
First-person stories from migrant families: A teen spends her schooldays in the fields. A middle-schooler tries to do better. A father carries guilt.
This story was produced by Janine Zeitlin, a participant in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2020 Data Fellowship.
This story was produced by Janine Zeitlin, a participant in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2020 Data Fellowship.
Rural health advocates who have ramped up efforts to reach farmworkers say demand for the vaccine is strong.
The death toll and the state’s inadequate and lagging response to the health needs of farmworkers throughout the pandemic reflect a public health failure, farmworker advocates say.
Florida’s agriculture commissioner asked the governor to open COVID-19 vaccinations to all farmworkers, noting they are “critical to producing safe, secure” food while being exposed to higher health risks during the pandemic.
This story by Janine Zeitlin, a participant in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2020 Data Fellowship.
