Beth Harvilla is a journalist who has worked in print and broadcast. She has covered environment, science and criminal justice. Her work has appeared in USA Today.
For freelance inquiries, email bethharvilla@gmail.com.
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After spending the better part of a decade working as a crime reporter, Harvilla transitioned to covering environment, science and agriculture. The shift allowed her to hone her investigative, writing and interviewing skills. She has documented increasing signs of climate change and questioned national, state and local officials about environmental policy.
With more than 15 years of experience working as a journalist, she has developed an eye for detail, nurtured an insatiable curiosity to explore the human condition, learned to multitask, meet rigid deadlines, communicate complex ideas to audiences across the country and worked on numerous web CMS platforms.
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Awards
● Third place, Best News Writer, Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Association, 2021.
● First place, Best Digital Project, Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Association, 2020.
● First place, Environmental Reporting, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2019.
● Breaking News Award, The Columbus Dispatch, 2018.
● First place, Criminal Justice Reporting, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, 2018.
● Golden Press Card Award of Excellence for investigative Reporting, television category, East Tennessee Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists, 2016.
● AP Award for Investigative Reporting, second place, television category, 2016.
● Golden Press Card Award for deadline/breaking news, East Tennessee Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists, 2014.
● Wisconsin Newspaper Association, second place for Open Record/Freedom of Information Award, 2007.
● Gannett Well Done Award for coverage of troops deploying, 2006.
Harvilla has bachelor’s degrees in newspapers and political science from the University of Georgia. She first discovered her love of journalism through the student paper, The Red & Black. Since then, she has enjoyed telling stories throughout the South and Midwest. She feels incredibly fortunate to gain a passport into people’s lives by earning their trust and sharing their stories.
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