 Jeremy Ashton currently works for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers as a government reporter in Port St. Lucie, Fla., one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
Since becoming a metro reporter with Scripps in October 2006, Ashton has used the skills he learned in the Medical Journalism Program to cover science-related topics from drinking water fluoridation to water shortages. In addition, his experience with radio and television broadcasting at UNC has helped him adapt to a newsroom that is emphasizing multimedia journalism more and more.
A native of Edenton, N.C., Ashton received his high school diploma in 1997 from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. He moved on to N.C. State University, where he spent four years covering sports for Technician, the student newspaper. He graduated in 2002 with a B.S. in biochemistry and a minor in journalism.
Before attending UNC as a Roy H. Park Fellow, Ashton worked for nearly a year at the Lincoln Times-News. His later work experience included a summer internship as an editorial writer at Haymarket Media in New York. He also completed a two-month health reporting internship at WUNC-FM after receiving his master’s degree from UNC in May 2005.
To see some of Ashton’s work with Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, visit http://www.tcpalm.com/staff/jeremy-ashton/
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