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Russell Brickey

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Cleveland, Youngstown
As seen in: The Vindicator, Wiley Online Library, Belt Magazine, MetroMonthly
Covers:  Community events, musical events, restaurants, profiles of artistic and unique individuals.
Doesn't Cover: Technology

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Russell Brickey’s Biography

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I am a former fulltime college English instructor now doing freelance journalism. My work has been mostly feature articles and local news coverage. Currently I am a parttime correspondent working for The Vindicator / Chronicle Tribune out of Warren, Ohio covering social and community events, business openings, and city trustee meetings. I also have a portfolio of restaurant reviews, business profiles, and magazine articles. My background includes several years of public relations writing. …

Russell Brickey’s Journalist Portfolio

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Canfield Council's rejection of fire district merger disappoints officials in Boardman

Canfield Council's rejection of fire district merger disappoints officials in Boardman

BOARDMAN - Township trustees are disappointed with Canfield City Council's decision to oppose a merger betwee…

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Out of this world

Out of this world

YOUNGSTOWN - Over 300 people, many of them alumni, gathered in the McKay Auditorium on the Youngstown State U…

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'Funday' fundraiser targets autism

'Funday' fundraiser targets autism

YOUNGSTOWN - More than 600 people joined Dylan's House, a nonprofit dedicated to building houses for people w…

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'Funday' fundraiser targets autism

'Funday' fundraiser targets autism

YOUNGSTOWN - More than 600 people joined Dylan's House, a nonprofit dedicated to building houses for people w…

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The Future of Local News in Youngstown

The Future of Local News in Youngstown

What the closing of the city's only daily paper means for people in the community.

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Wrongfully convicted man discusses ordeal

Wrongfully convicted man discusses ordeal

Students and community members gathered Wednesday night on the Youngstown State University campus to hear a m…

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PETA gets order to go

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By Russell Brickey Verified
| The Vindicator Verified
BOARDMAN — Township police were called to Jay’s Famous Hot Dogs on Boardman-Canfield Road Monday afternoon because of a protest vehicle driven by employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Hell on Wheels is the name given by PETA to a box truck wrapped with images of pigs crammed into an animal transport and outfitted with speakers that blasted the screams of pigs being slaughtered.
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Wrongfully convicted man discusses ordeal

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By Russell Brickey Verified
| The Vindicator Verified
Students and community members gathered Wednesday night on the Youngstown State University campus to hear a man exonerated from a life sentence speak about his experiences in the legal system. In 1995, 19-year-old Clifton Hudson was gunned down in East Cleveland. The police had few clues to go on except for a handful of eyewitnesses, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
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Out of this world

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By Russell Brickey Verified
| The Vindicator Verified
YOUNGSTOWN — Over 300 people, many of them alumni, gathered in the McKay Auditorium on the Youngstown State University campus Thursday night to hear Patrick Durrell, professor of physics and astronomy, discuss the upcoming solar eclipse. Normally Durrell’s research focuses on stars and star clusters in nearby galaxies, according to his YSU biography.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Purdue University Exponent newspaper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. Way back in the day I had a brand spankin'new electric typewriter that I thought was the bomb.

How is social media changing news?

SM makes news more abrupt, less detailed, and often misleading or outright wrong but far more accessible than in the past.