Riley Benson

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Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal

Orlando, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Real Estate, U.S. Regional

As seen in: Orlando Business Journal, Medium, Birmingham Business Journal, Jacksonville Business Journal, Puget Sound Business Journal, The Business Journals, Yahoo, Her Campus, WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL), Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, The Crow’s Nest

Covers: Film, Culture, Books, Pop-Culture, Local Events, News

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Hi, I’m Riley! I am a student at the University of South Florida: St. Petersburg campus, currently studying Digital Communications & Multimedia Journalism, with a minor in English: literary studies.

You can find my work published in Her Campus Magazine, The Crow’s Nest newspaper, and WhyNot. I am also the founder and president of the official USFSP Book Club, where we host monthly meets to discuss books.

I enjoy reading and writing about movies, books, and culture. I aspire to pursue a career i…

Riley Benson’s Journalist Portfolio

I'm Easy to Please. All I Need is a Mid-90s Romance Film.

Romance movies in the past decade have pivoted away from the storylines of those of the 90s. Is it possible t…

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The Brushstrokes that Connect a Community

Through delicate brushstrokes and careful documentation of nature, impressionist art can come to life and bec…

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St. Petersburg's struggle with sound

Once a place of tropical tranquility, St. Petersburg, FL, has slowly expanded into the bustling city it is to…

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She Has a Ludicrously Capacious Baggu

She brought a ludicrously capacious bag. What’s even in there? Huh? Flat shoes for the subway? Her lunch pail…

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How St. Petersburg is Fighting Back Against Book Bans

Books are core parts of expanding our knowledge and have been incorporated into the school curriculum since i…

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The Morbius-ification of Movies

Recently, movies with "meme-ability" have become a crucial and powerful advertising tactic. "Barbenheimer" ov…

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering local coffee shops for a listicle with Her Campus Magazine.

How is social media changing news?

Social Media is news. Readers are changing the way they consume media, and are now going to Twitter trending than a publication.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

William Miller from Almost Famous