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Shelby Thomas

Indianapolis
Covers:  Education, government

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A journalist specializing in education and government issues.

Shelby is a reporter at The Republic in Columbus, Indiana. She specializes in education, government and general assignment stories. Thomas graduated from Franklin College with a degree in multimedia journalism in 2019. She also earned minors in public relations and leadership development.

Shelby served in 2018 as one of two Indianapolis Press Club Foundation summer fellows at Chalkbeat, a national nonprofit education news organizati…

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. The sound of a typewriter hypnotizes me. I actually have a typewriter app so when I type on my phone, it sounds like a typewriter.

Who do you wish followed you?

Ellen DeGeneres.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I served as a reporter for two years before becoming editor-in-chief of Franklin Community High School's Electron news publication.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2016 - Best Coverage of Government or Politics

Third place | Best Coverage of Government or Politics (Publication circulation 30,000+, news services, digital media) Recognized for TheStatehouseFile.com's 30 Laws in 30 Days series

Indianapolis Press Club Foundation Thomas R. Keating Competition: Third Place

2018 - Feature writing

Ten college journalists spent a day in search of a story that would capture a top prize of $3,000. The assignment: In five hours, report and write about an event at the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the 2018 Thomas R. Keating Competition.