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James LaPorta’s Biography

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James LaPorta is an award-winning journalist and photographer based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Marine and a veteran of the Afghanistan war.

He has covered a wide array of topics from national security and the Department of Defense to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and political battles between North Carolina and the LGBTQ community.

Mr. LaPorta's most recent work has gained national attention, including being cited by members of the House of Re…

James LaPorta’s Journalist Portfolio

Marines Sent Revenge Porn to Her Parents

Marines Sent Revenge Porn to Her Parents

Since the Marines United scandal broke in early March, media attention has focused on the female service memb…

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Honoring the heroic 'Montford Pointers,' the African American Marines the corps didn't want

Honoring the heroic 'Montford Pointers,' the African American Marines the corps didn't want

CAMP JOHNSON, N.C - "If it were a question on having a Marine Corps of 5,000 Whites or 250,000 Negroes, I wou…

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How the Army freaked out civilians during the San Bernardino shooting

How the Army freaked out civilians during the San Bernardino shooting

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina - On Dec. 2, as law enforcement officials began exchanging gunfire with San Bern…

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Transgender Navy SEAL Takes on Huckabee

Transgender Navy SEAL Takes on Huckabee

It may have been lost in the epic hubbub that followed Megyn Kelly 's questioning of Donald Trump. But former…

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War dog movie 'Max' honors four-legged troops

War dog movie 'Max' honors four-legged troops

Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham received a posthumous Medal of Honor after fighting an Iraqi insurgent and then divi…

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Mother picks up the pieces after the suicide of her Marine son

Mother picks up the pieces after the suicide of her Marine son

DAVIE, Fla. - It has been two years since Marine veteran Janos "John" Lutz committed suicide, wracked with th…

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Articles

Nearly 100 U.S. service members injured in Iranian strikes this month

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By Jennifer Jacobs Verified, Eleanor Watson Verified, James LaPorta Verified
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4 hours ago The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from an Alaskan bush pilot whose plane was seized by authorities after they discovered it was bound for a remote, dry village with beer on board. The appeal from the 82-year-old pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, could have national implications if the 6-3 …
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Nearly 100 U.S. service members injured in Iranian strikes this month Original

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By Jennifer Jacobs Verified, Eleanor Watson Verified, James LaPorta Verified
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Washington — Nearly 100 American service members have been injured in multiple Iranian airstrikes on bases in the Middle East region this month, U.S. officials told CBS News. Most have returned to duty, two of the officials said. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the numbers in a statement to CBS News, saying almost 100 people "were deemed to have some degree of injury since July 7, 2026," 96% of whom have returned. "They are determined to get back in the fight.
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Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from public-access laws Original

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By Eleanor Watson Verified, James LaPorta Verified
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Washington — The Pentagon is asking Congress for broad new authority to withhold unclassified records from the public, a proposal that transparency advocates say could significantly reduce the public's ability to scrutinize the nation's largest federal agency and understand how billions of taxpayer dollars are spent.
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Awards

Military Reporters and Editors Association

2017 - Student

From award presentation: Student Project: James LaPorta, University of North Carolina Wilmington, The Seahawk.org “Is a UNCW policy unknowingly jeopardizing national security by violating federal law?” showed good use of a FOIA request to look at the problem of UNCW copying military IDs or DD-214 documents to give military or veterans special parking permits in possible violation of a law prohibiting such copying.

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UNC Wilmington's Distinguished News Reporting

2017 - Reporting

From award presentation: James has provided in depth reporting on two articles that forced institutions to look at what ramifications their actions had on the University of North Carolina Wilmington and community as a whole. One story he wrote was about how the university could be jeopardizing national security by photocopying military identification cards, which earned the newspaper its first outside award for work he did at our paper. James also wrote an in depth article on the Wilmington, North Carolina heroin epidemic.

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