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Eva Ruth Moravec

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Covers:  local news; anything related to Austin, Travis County, and the State of Texas
Doesn't Cover: very little!
pod producer and journalist • executive director @justicetexas • executive goober who’d rather be outside and always has just one more quick question

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Eva Ruth Moravec’s Biography

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An experienced and dedicated journalist, Eva Ruth runs City Cast Austin, comprising a small team that produces a newsletter and podcast every weekday about Austin news and culture. From her first job at community newspapers, Eva Ruth has always been invested in local news, and remained so through staff positions at the San Antonio Express-News and Associated Press, and as a freelancer contributing to The Washington Post, The Atlantic, ProPublica, Texas Observer, and others. Her podcasting caree…

Eva Ruth Moravec’s Journalist Portfolio

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At Texas attorney general's impeachment trial, all the Senate's a stage

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Death toll rises above 70 in Texas floods as rescuers scour for missing

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By Eva Ruth Moravec Verified, Arelis R. Hernandez Verified, Reis Thebault Verified
| The Spokesman-Review Verified
KERRVILLE, Texas - A nightmarish search-and-rescue operation continued Saturday, as authorities frantically fanned out along the roiling Guadalupe River looking for survivors of the fierce flooding that has killed more than 70 people in the Hill Country region, 15 of them children. The death toll was expected to rise. Officials do not know how many remain missing, but managers at one beloved summer camp said that 27 girls were unaccounted for as of late Saturday afternoon. Anguish was everywhere.
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The floods have devastated a touchstone of Texas culture: Summer camp

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By Justin Jouvenal Verified, Eva Ruth Moravec Verified, Brady Dennis Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
The floods have devastated a touchstone of Texas culture: Summer camp (washingtonpost.com) The floods have devastated a touchstone of Texas culture: Summer camp By Justin Jouvenal; Eva Ruth Moravec; Brady Dennis 2025070522093700 For generations, the summer camps of the Texas Hill Country have been an oasis, a call to adventure, and a rite of passage for families from every corner of the state and beyond. They are so beloved that some parents reserve spots when their children are born.
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‘He died trying to save Mystic girls’: Flood victims are named — and mourned

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By Praveena Somasundaram Verified, Arelis R. Hernandez Verified, Brady Dennis Verified, Eva Ruth Moravec Verified, Victoria Craw Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
‘He died trying to save Mystic girls’: Flood victims are named — and mourned (washingtonpost.com) ‘He died trying to save Mystic girls’: Flood victims are named — and mourned By Praveena Somasundaram; Arelis R. Hernández; Brady Dennis; Eva Ruth Moravec; Victoria Craw 2025070512115600 Eight-year-olds Sarah Marsh and Renee Smajstrla, along with hundreds of other girls, descended on Camp Mystic this summer, ready to fish, play games, exchange bracelets and make lifelong friendships.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. My parents used to own one that I worked on before we bought our first computer, a Macintosh LCIII.

How is social media changing news?

News is more accessible to the masses, but that accessibility has also caused audiences to question what they read and where it comes from

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being trusted to share a victim or suspect's story carries a ton of responsibility. One must be balanced, skeptical, inquisitive, personable.

Awards

Phillip True Award

2010 - Online Impact

The result of internal voting, the online impact award went to the newsroom employee who made the biggest waves online. At the time, I was covering breaking public safety news five days a week, and I used Twitter, our crime team blog and our website to break news.

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2013 - Member of the Month

"Congratulations to Eva Ruth Moravec, who has been named SPJ’s November Volunteer of the Month for her outstanding service to her chapter. In addition to reviving the San Antonio chapter, she is being recognized for raising scholarship money, hosting the Region 8 conference and recruiting broadcast members and freelancers to the board, among other things."

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