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Joshua Ceballos

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Covers:  Local government, police accountability, courts, civil rights, history.
Doesn't Cover: Sports, crime, business, healthcare
Investigative Reporter for @wlrn Email: jceballos@wlrnnews.org (He/Him) @wemakewlrn | Formerly @MiamiNewTimes

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Joshua Ceballos’s Biography

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Joshua Ceballos is WLRN's Local Government Accountability Reporter and a member of the investigations team. A born-and-raised Miami journalist, his stories focus on the intersection of local government, corruption, and the regular people of South Florida.

Before joining WLRN, Ceballos worked as a staff writer for Miami New Times. His work there focused on Miami City Hall, police accountability and the wild stories in the sunniest place for shady people.

While studying at Florida International U…

Joshua Ceballos’s Journalist Portfolio

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UNGUARDED: The Guardianship Program of Dade sells properties of 'incapacitated' people to a Miami...

UNGUARDED: The Guardianship Program of Dade sells properties of 'incapacitated' people to a Miami...

A WLRN investigation found the nonprofit sold homes of clients to Express Homes - owned by Carlos Morales, hu…

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Joe Carollo found liable: ordered to pay $63 million in federal 'harassment' case

Joe Carollo found liable: ordered to pay $63 million in federal 'harassment' case

A federal jury has found Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo liable for violating the civil rights of William Full…

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'Clock is ticking' on Miami−Dade jails to reduce high number of inmate deaths

'Clock is ticking' on Miami−Dade jails to reduce high number of inmate deaths

After a record number of deaths last year in Miami-Dade jails, the corrections department may face sanctions …

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Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Was Once a Regular Miami Kid. Now He's in Jail

Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Was Once a Regular Miami Kid. Now He's in Jail

Before he was the leader of the notorious hate group the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio was a regular Miami kid.

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Miami city manager's wife was hired for office remodeling, raising ethics concerns

Miami city manager's wife was hired for office remodeling, raising ethics concerns

State ethics law prohibits a public official from "directly or indirectly" buying services or goods from a co…

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Miami museum set to return over 100 remains from indigenous burial sites to Seminole Tribe

Miami museum set to return over 100 remains from indigenous burial sites to Seminole Tribe

HistoryMiami museum has remains and funerary artifacts from 132 Tequesta and Calusa tribe individuals. Those …

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Articles

Miami receives $20 million federal grant for pedestrian bridge at new City Hall

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By Joshua Ceballos Verified
| WLRN-FM (Miami, FL) Verified
As the city of Miami's new all-in-one civic center reaches a major milestone, city officials have secured a $20 million bond to build a pedestrian bridge connecting the government center to public transit, WLRN can reveal. City officials gathered Friday at the construction site of the new civic center at Miami Freedom Park — the same site as Inter Miami CF's Nu Stadium — to celebrate the "topping" of the site, marking the halfway point in the building of the city government's new home.
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Voter registration deadline approaches for primary election

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By Joshua Ceballos Verified
| WLRN-FM (Miami, FL) Verified
Election season is around the corner in South Florida — and not just for the midterms in November. Primary elections begin in August for cities and counties around the Sunshine State. That means party-based races for registered Democrats and Republicans, but also important ballot referendums and smaller races at the local level for all voters. In Miami-Dade County, that includes school board seats, county commission races, and city ballot items affecting election dates and infrastructure projects.
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Miami-Dade may be close to penning a taxpayer-funded deal with financially-strapped Brightline

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By Joshua Ceballos Verified
| The Miami Times Verified
For decades, Miami-Dade County has planned to build a coastal commuter train service along tracks owned by Florida East Coast Railway to provide much-needed local public transportation to its traffic-weary residents. The route, parallel to Biscayne Boulevard, is a key part of the county’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit plan — or SMART plan.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Contributing writer for the Entertainment Section of Panther Press, the college paper at Florida International University

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I wish

How is social media changing news?

We're too focused on what people are saying on Twitter, when the majority of people don't use it.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2021 - Outstanding New Journalist

Honors a single journalist with three or fewer years of postgraduate experience with the most outstanding body of print, broadcast or digital work.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2020 - College Journalist of the Year

Honors the college journalist displaying the most promise through published or broadcast stories

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