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Hannah Winston

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journalist testing the west coast waters | she/her | previously: @pbpost, @UF, and many more | Floridian in the PNW | say hi: hannahwinston (at) gmail 👋

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Hannah Winston’s Biography

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Hannah Winston covers crime and breaking news for The Palm Beach Post. Born and raised in South Florida, Winston started her journalism career at the Independent Florida Alligator while studying at the University of Florida. She interned at various media outlets across the country including The Gainesville Sun, ABC News in Washington, D.C., and was a 2013 reporting fellow for News21, a Carnegie-Knight national investigative journalism project, in Phoenix, Ariz. She joined The Post in 2014.

Hannah Winston’s Journalist Portfolio

Billions wasted on fruitless bid to create paperless vet health records

Billions wasted on fruitless bid to create paperless vet health records

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense spent at least $1.3 billion during the last …

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Ohio State U. Band Marches Ahead of the Curve With iPads

Ohio State U. Band Marches Ahead of the Curve With iPads

This semester some members of Ohio State University's marching band will be looking at iPads while they're pr…

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The Changing Climate of Biosphere 2

The Changing Climate of Biosphere 2

Built more than 20 years ago, Biosphere 2 was intended to replicate the planet's ecology and sustain life for…

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Trenton Elementary's Chandler Beach donates his $27,111 to teen with cancer

Trenton Elementary's Chandler Beach donates his $27,111 to teen with cancer

Chandler Beach, a fourth-grader at Trenton Elementary, decided to donate all the earnings from his pig to Cor…

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Articles

Jury finds first person charged with patient brokering not guilty

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By Hannah Winston
| Palm Beach Post Verified
WEST PALM BEACH — Nearly five years after his arrest and the creation of Palm Beach County's sober homes task force, the first person charged with patient brokering has been found not guilty of all 119 counts filed against him.
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COVID cases rise in Palm Beach County jails; more than half of west jail under quarantine

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By Hannah Winston
| Palm Beach Post Verified
WEST PALM BEACH — More people tested positive for the coronavirus at the two Palm Beach County jails in the first week of August than during the entire month of July, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office records. Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 8, 219 of those housed in the jails, one at the sheriff's office headquarters on Gun Club Road in suburban West Palm Beach and a second, smaller facility in Belle Glade, were tested for the virus. Of those, 46 tested positive.
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Judge grants motion to destroy recordings of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, others in day-spa probe

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By Hannah Winston
| Palm Beach Post Verified
WEST PALM BEACH — After two years of legal fights, a judge Friday ordered the destruction of surveillance video showing several men, including New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, allegedly receiving sex acts at local massage parlors. Palm Beach County Judge Leonard Hanser granted a motion filed by defense attorneys for four women charged in the case, asking the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office to destroy the remaining footage.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a copy editor for the sports section of my college newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't be afraid to ask questions...it's your job. Triple check your facts and then check again. Know your audience. Tell stories. Seek truth.