Spencer Kent

Reporter

I’m a reporter covering health for NJ Advance Media. You can find my work on NJ.com and in The Star-Ledger newspaper

Articles

Walter Andrews, 65, was one of the Newark residents profiled in the story. Andrews is shown here in his home in September, sever

Persistence leads reporter to Newark’s pandemic stories, despite early failures

Week of going door to door in Newark had led nowhere. Then, little by little, a reporter found his way into the story.

Newark has suffered the most COVID-19 deaths and cases in New Jersey.

Health Equity & Social Justice

Environment & Climate

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

Crossroads of a plague

The worst pandemic in a century has ravaged Newark and its Black community. It was a tragedy decades in the making.

Race and Equity

Poverty and Class

Environmental Health

Health Insurance and Costs

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

In Newark, telling the story of one street under siege

Newark's COVID-19 death toll among Blacks seems to have been less severe compared to other urban hubs in the nation. Why?

Race and Equity

Poverty and Class

Environmental Health

Health Insurance and Costs

Community Safety

Patient Safety and Ethics