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Jamil Donith

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Austin, Honolulu, Portland, West Palm Beach
As seen in: Spectrum News 1 Texas (Dallas Fort Worth), Yahoo News Taiwan, PBS, Spreaker, WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH), NewsBreak, WPEC-TV (West Palm Beach, FL), Spectrum News, Spectrum News 1 (San Antonio, Texas), Spectrum News Austin, Spectrum News 13 and
Covers:  General assignment, but special interests are in investigations, social justice, environmental, housing issues, women and LGBTQIA rights, marine conservation, diving, travel, and international issues.
Doesn't Cover: There's nothing I can't handle.
Freelance Multimedia Journalist. 🎥 Traveler. ✈️ Mermaid. 🐠 Nomad. 🌎 @Cronkite_ASU Alum. Oregonian. Former Minnesotan, Tulsan, Floridian, and Austinite.

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Jamil Donith’s Biography

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Journalism is more than just a profession to me, it's my life and my identity.

I am currently a freelance multimedia journalist in between Austin, Texas and Honolulu, Hawaii area looking for news outlets to work with nationally and internationally.

My career in TV news in 2010. Since then I have worked in Arizona, New York, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas and currently in Hawaii. I have primarily worked as a multimedia journalist and my passion is in depth storytelling, special projects, …

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Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Join a PADI Club Trip

Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Join a PADI Club Trip

After her experience in Belize, a PADI Club member shares the top 10 reasons for joining a PADI Club trip, in…

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San Marcos residents say new police contract lacks needed reforms

San Marcos residents say new police contract lacks needed reforms

After the City Council's historic move to repeal its own police contract, community members say the tentative…

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Lakeland News 25th Anniversary - Jenny Day & Jamil Donith - Lakeland PBS

Lakeland News 25th Anniversary - Jenny Day & Jamil Donith - Lakeland PBS

In this flash-to-the-past, we take a look at two reporters that started working for Lakeland News back in 200…

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Ep. 6: Jamil Donith - Carlos Tonight

Ep. 6: Jamil Donith - Carlos Tonight

In this episode, I'm catching up with Freelance Journalist, Jamil Donith. We met five years ago through a mut…

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Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Join a PADI Club Trip

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By Jamil Donith Verified
| Scuba Diving Magazine Verified
08/25/2023 - The author, second from right, with other PADI Club members after completing their PADI Advanced Diver certification and then diving the Blue Hole. Courtesy, Jamil Donith As a multimedia journalist and avid jet setter who often travels and works by herself, I recently found a new way to travel solo.
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San Antonio begins busing influx of migrants to Austin as Title 42 ends

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By Jamil Donith Verified
| Spectrum News Verified
SAN ANTONIO — Migrants are heading to Austin from San Antonio as Title 42 officially ends Thursday, May 11.
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Housing choice vouchers are worth less and needed more than ever in Texas

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| Spectrum News Verified
AUSTIN, Texas — Rent in the Austin area increased by 18.3% from February 2020 to February 2022, but the value of housing choice vouchers increased by only 6.7% over that same period.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I would say my internship at ABC15 Investigates while in College at Arizona State University. I was there for more than a year.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

YES! And I have to say, I enjoy them. Especially for NAT SOTS... I love the sound they make.

How is social media changing news?

From every angle. I see it as a downfall and a plus. We get more news to more people, faster, but then there's a lot of "fake news" too.
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