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Carter Mudgett

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As seen in: Jacksonville Business Journal
Covers:  Education, Healthcare, Technology, Banking and Finance, Small Business, Nonprofits, Real Estate
@jaxbizjournal tech, education, healthcare reporter. Email: cmudgett@bizjournals.com Signal: cartermudgett.70

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Carter Mudgett’s Biography

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I’m Carter, a journalist drawn to stories that reflect the diversity, complexity, and resilience of the people behind them. I report on education, healthcare, and technology with the Jacksonville Business Journal, where I explore how these systems intersect and shape life on the First Coast.

Carter Mudgett’s Journalist Portfolio

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Cellphones could be banned for Duval students - Jacksonville Today

Cellphones could be banned for Duval students - Jacksonville Today

School Board member April Carney said she will propose a ban on cellphone use during the school day so studen…

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Improvements coming to bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville - Jacksonville Today

Improvements coming to bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville - Jacksonville Today

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority plans improved shelters, more lighting, bike racks and other improv…

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Upperclassmen anxious as UNF restructures on-campus dorms - Jacksonville Today

Upperclassmen anxious as UNF restructures on-campus dorms - Jacksonville Today

Freshmen and rising sophomores have a month's head start on upperclassmen when it comes to applying for limit…

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New Boeing facility will bring hundreds of jobs - Jacksonville Today

New Boeing facility will bring hundreds of jobs - Jacksonville Today

The maintenance facility at Cecil Airport will help Boeing serve military customers including the U.S. Navy a…

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Educating entrepreneurs: How UNF is looking to create the next generation of business leaders - J...

Educating entrepreneurs: How UNF is looking to create the next generation of business leaders - J...

A grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation is the latest move to ramp up training for entrepreneurial …

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Students rally for diversity as Florida restricts it - Jacksonville Today

Students rally for diversity as Florida restricts it - Jacksonville Today

Students at the University of North Florida gathered with rainbow flags and rallied in support of the LGBTQ C…

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Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

In-person during editorial meetings

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Documents, Zoom, WordPress, and the classic pen and paper.

Awards

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Sunshine State Award for Best Coverage of LGBT Issues

2023 - News Reporting

Placed second among college students for the Society of Professional Journalist's Sunshine State Award "Best Coverage of LGBT Issues" for a Feb. 2022 article about the "Don't Say Gay" bill titled: "Parental Rights in Education bill will “hurt a very vulnerable community,” UNF LGBT Center director says".

Online Pacemaker Award

2023 - Digital Journalism

Spinnaker was recognized with an Online Pacemaker Award for the online coverage I led between June 2022 and June 2023. We were one of 18 student-run news organizations to win the award at four-year universities across the U.S. and the only student-run news source in Florida to win the award.

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Best News Reporter in the South, Green Eyeshade Awards

2022 - News Reporting

Placed third among college students for the category of “best news reporter in the south” which judged news coverage on any single topic or multiple topics, on or off campus. Submitted a trio of articles written for the Spinnaker: “UNF scrambling to develop new recycling plan in response to national labor shortage” “Szymanski offers faculty $1,500 bonus, but read the fine print” and “Szymanski goes out with an A+ as faculty get slammed”.

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College Media Association Pinnacle Award

2022 - Feature Magazine of the Year

Spinnaker Media won third with our "50th Anniversary Edition" magazine, released during the spring 2022 semester that I spearheaded as editor-in-chief.

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