![]() I have the unfortunate honor of serving as the Orlando Sentinel’s last Washington correspondent and let me tell you - politicians on Capitol Hill LOVE that they don’t have to worry about having to deal with pesky reporters who can hound them in person. “It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Orlando Sentinel to the Central Florida community - and the potential harm that would be inflicted on the region if the newsroom is further gutted. Until then, I am proud to support my former colleagues.” If the Tribune company knew the first thing about Central Florida - which would require them to visit once in a while - they might see the potential in a thriving, robust, fearless paper the community can rely on. It’s a fallacy that newspapers are not making any money because the work is shoddy and everything is online - money is still coming in, but instead of supporting our communities it’s going to leasing the jet of an out-of-town shareholder or paying off people who accused corporate leadership of bad conduct. The company churned through young reporters and regularly encouraged employees with years of valuable experience to leave. But during my four and a half years at the paper, while my colleagues worked longer hours to serve a growing region, the paper’s absentee ownership kept chipping away at every area of the organization. ![]() We faced members of our communities during some of the most difficult moments of their lives because we knew their stories were important. Writing about criminal justice is often emotional work. The reporters, photographers and editors deeply care about their communities - the joys, the painful moments, the ways in which they can shine a light on injustices in Central Florida. Honorary Doctor of Science, Université Laval, 1999.“I’ve never felt camaraderie like I did at the Orlando Sentinel.Award of Distinction for Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to Cartography, Canadian Cartographic Association, 1999.Honorary Doctor of Science, Keele University, 2001.Lifetime Achievement Award, Environmental Systems Research Institute ( ESRI), 2001.National Associate of the National Academies, 2001–.Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2002–.Foreign Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 2002–.Educator of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2002.Founder's Medal, Royal Geographical Society, 2003.Faculty Research Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003.Honorary Doctor of Science, McMaster University, 2004.Honorary Doctor of Laws, Ryerson University, 2004.Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006–.Prix Vautrin Lud, St Dié-des-Vosges, France, 2007. ![]() Researcher of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2010. ![]()
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