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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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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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Airbnb offers free emergency shelter during hurricane season

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By Joshua Ceballos Verified
| WGCU Public Media Verified
(WGCU Editor's note: A previous version of this story published here contained outdated information.) The nonprofit arm of short-term rental company Airbnb is partnering with South Florida nonprofits to provide emergency shelter during hurricane season. Christine Chang, Director of Global Programs for Airbnb.org, made the announcement at a press conference on August 27th. "No disaster is too small. So certainly we are showing up for hurricanes, floods, fires.
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Airbnb to help provide emergency shelter in Miami and the Keys

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By Joshua Ceballos Verified
| WLRN-FM (Miami, FL) Verified
In the face of a disaster that forces people out of their homes, South Floridians have an extra option for emergency shelter: Airbnb. The nonprofit arm of the short-term vacation rental company on Thursday announced a new partnership with local nonprofit groups Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS) and Volunteer Florida to help people in a disaster situation find a free place to sleep. " No disaster is too small.
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Judge Tosses Virginia Key Marina Referendum Lawsuit

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By Joshua Ceballos Verified
| Coconut Grove Spotlight Verified
Editor’s Note: This story was first published on August 21 by WLRN Public Media. The Spotlight is republishing the story under a partnership agreement with WLRN. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lisa Walsh has squashed an effort to block a referendum to allow developer Virginia Key LLC (VK LLC) to lease about 28 acres at the Rickenbacker and Marine Stadium marinas and redevelop the areas with restaurants, retail and boat storage.
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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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