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Justine Griffin

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St. Petersburg, FL, USA
As seen in: Tampa Bay Times, MSN, Yahoo Life, HuffPost, Yahoo News, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Finance, Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Beast and
Covers:  health, medicine, business, florida, tourism, florida business news
@TB_Times Economy & Growth Editor. Equestrian. Egg donor. Mother of 🐎🐕🐓. Tips? jgriffin@tampabay.com

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Justine Griffin’s Biography

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Justine Griffin is a journalist specializing in health, medicine, business and breaking news coverage in Florida.

Currently she’s the health and medicine reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. She previously covered retail, tourism and various consumer-related topics for the Times’ business section.

white houseJustine worked for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune as the newsroom’s assistant projects editor prior to joining the Times. There she also covered the retail and tourism beats for the business desk.…

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Joseph Roberts: Florida's Killer Drifter Waits for Sentence in Jail

Joseph Roberts: Florida's Killer Drifter Waits for Sentence in Jail

Authorities describe him as a drifter, but on the streets of South Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Joseph Roberts…

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The Cost Of Being A First-Time Egg Donor

The Cost Of Being A First-Time Egg Donor

Editor's note: Inspired to act by a childhood loss, Sarasota Herald-Tribune staff writer Justine Griffin bec…

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Cost of life

Cost of life

Inspired to act by childhood loss, a young reporter became an egg donor. In this way, she helped a couple hav…

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Coffee company awarded spot at Tampa airport has history of financial troubles

Coffee company awarded spot at Tampa airport has history of financial troubles

TAMPA - Today, Herb Colvin runs a coffee stand inside a Hills­borough County Public Schools building, sells o…

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Measles cases are on the rise, but some Tampa Bay parents won't vaccinate their kids

Measles cases are on the rise, but some Tampa Bay parents won't vaccinate their kids

DUNEDIN - England Miano greeted every woman who walked into the Escape Root Juicery with open arms, wrapping …

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HSN featured a Florida jewelry company accused of cheating female artisans in developing nations

HSN featured a Florida jewelry company accused of cheating female artisans in developing nations

People tuning in to HSN might think they're supporting a good cause by purchasing a lapis bracelet from Bajal…

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Articles

‘It Can Happen To Anybody’: How To Minimize Your Risk Of Barn Fires

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By Justine Griffin Verified, Lisa Slade
| The Chronicle of the Horse Verified
Danielle Poulsen runs a tight ship with her 20-horse eventing program in Northern Virginia. She doesn’t leave clutter in the aisle. Outlets and rafters are cleaned and dusted frequently. She doesn’t use bailing twine to hang anything in stalls. In fact, she doesn’t hang fans or anything else at all. And she turns most of her horses out overnight. “But if it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody,” said the eventer.
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What You Need To Know About The Screwworm Now That It’s Reached The U.S.

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By Justine Griffin Verified
| heelsdownmag.com
For more than a year, federal officials in the United States have been monitoring and warning the agriculture sector about the New World Screwworm, a fly parasite with serious consequences for the farming and equestrian industries. In 2024, the screwworm was reported in livestock in Mexico. Despite increased surveillance, the screwworm was found in the United States this month, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
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200 Central Avenue office tower in downtown St. Pete has a new owner

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By Justine Griffin Verified
| Yahoo Verified
200 Central Avenue, the tallest office building in Pinellas County, was acquired by commercial real estate company Feldman Equities Thursday. The 28-story building in downtown St. Petersburg’s business district is home to tenants Raymond James, Dynasty Financial Partners, ARK Invest, Merrill Lynch, Interactive Communications, Trenam Law, and Industrious, among others.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

In high school, I relaunched the long-dead student newspaper. Prior to starting J-school, I wrote reviews and band interviews for music mags.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not for work.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#twotallblondes

Awards

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Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Excellence Award

2015 - Innovator of the Year

Unravel.us was named one of three finalists (in a category with no winner) for the Innovator of the Year Award by APME.

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Gatehouse Media Awards

2015 - Innovative Project of the Year

Unravel.us won first place in the Innovative Project of the Year category by Gatehouse Media Awards for 2015.

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First Place, Excellence-in-Features Awards

2014 - General Feature - Division A

The Cost of Life won first place in a national contest by the Society for Features Journalism in the "general feature" division one category. Judge’s comments: “This first-person, long-form narrative immediately s your attention. Plenty has been written about egg donation – the typical pieces about the cute college girls who are recruited to go through the process and the money they make. But this writer flipped it all on its ear and looked at the underbelly of a trend that sounds as though it can have only a happy ending but, in truth, can cause great physical harm. The author reminds us that this brave-new-world technology is not nearly as regulated as it should be – and that technology is not necessarily the answer to everyone’s prayers.”

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2014 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

2015 - consumer feature (small) category

The Cost of Life won second place is the national consumer feature (small) category in the 2014 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism by the Association of Health Care Journalists.

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2014 EPPY Finalist

2015 - Best Innovation Project for a Website

The Cost of Life was a finalist for the 2014 EPPY for the “Best Innovation Project for a Website” category among several other national and international contestants. This new category recognizes creative thinkers and their quest to drive progress forward with innovation and originality. Judges will focus on projects that were successful communicating information, using new ideas and technology – and quality of execution. Projects could include videos, motion graphics, use of social media, augmented reality – anything that promotes the advancement of online.

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News Writer of the Year, by Gatehouse Media Awards

2014

Justine Griffin was awarded the News Writer of the Year award for 2014 by Gatehouse Media, the parent company of the Herald-Tribune Media Group for the “Best of GateHouse 2014” awards, which included entries from newspapers across the media player’s hundreds of publications. “Justine Griffin’s first-person report on egg harvesting is so different, so deep in detail, and such a good story that it alone pushes her to the top of a very competitive field. It’s a gutsy move to undergo a risky procedure and write about virtually every detail,” the judges said.

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Second Place, Multimedia Journalist of the Year, by Gatehouse Media Awards

2014 - Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Justine Griffin was awarded second place in the Multimedia Journalist of the Year award for 2014 by Gatehouse Media, the parent company of the Herald-Tribune Media Group for the “Best of GateHouse 2014” awards, which included entries from newspapers across the media player’s hundreds of publications.

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Third Place, Projects Category, Gatehouse Media Awards

2014 - Projects

Third place in the projects category went to business writer Griffin for her first-person story about the pitfalls of egg donation, “The Cost of Life.”

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First Place, Multimedia Florida Society of News Editors

2015 - Multimedia - Divison B

The Cost of Life won first place in the Division B - Multimedia category of the Florida Society of News Editors statewide contest.