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News director, newsleader.com. Rode a tornado out of Texas, through skies over Kansas, bounced near the Puget Sound and ended up in idyllic Shenandoah Valley.

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Leading investigations and enterprise in USA TODAY Network-Northeast as a cross-region editor, based in Virginia. Loves coaching storytelling and narrative writing.

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Unity Park was Greenville's biggest price tag. Its cost might be Black neighborhoods, too.

Unity Park was Greenville's biggest price tag. Its cost might be Black neighborhoods, too.

An investigation into the unrecognized harm from downtown Greenville’s revitalization efforts and a new, expe…

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The East Coast is navigating a 'Perilous Course' confronting climate crisis in real time

The East Coast is navigating a 'Perilous Course' confronting climate crisis in real time

A team of USA TODAY Network reporters examined how people up and down the East Coast are grappling with the c…

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USA TODAY

USA TODAY

A major statewide investigation exposing shocking abuse in North Carolina's system of psychiatric youth cente…

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TAKEN: How police departments make millions by seizing property

TAKEN: How police departments make millions by seizing property

When a man barged into Isiah Kinloch's apartment and broke a bottle over his head, the North Charleston resid…

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Addicted nurses investigation

Addicted nurses investigation

Led a yearlong investigation into Virginia nurses stealing drugs from patients

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Fact checking a sensitive story: 6 good questions with William Ramsey via API

Fact checking a sensitive story: 6 good questions with William Ramsey via API

On the same day Rolling Stone magazine issued an apology for errors in a jarring story about campus rape, a s…

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Articles

Why Rochester keeps bringing New Orleans to Jazz Fest | Exclusive

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By William Ramsey Verified
| ithaca Journal Verified
Every year, the Rochester International Jazz Festival assembles a thoughtful lineup from around the world. But this year's New Orleans contingent deserves particular attention. From Galactic's Parcel 5 performance on June 25 to clarinet virtuoso Doreen Ketchens and pianist-composer Kyle Roussel, the festival is offering a snapshot of where New Orleans music has been and where it may be next.
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Why Rochester keeps bringing New Orleans to Jazz Fest | Exclusive Original

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By William Ramsey Verified
| Democrat and Chronicle Verified
Every year, the Rochester International Jazz Festival assembles a thoughtful lineup from around the world. But this year's New Orleans contingent deserves particular attention.
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She paddled 60 miles on the Erie Canal in 2025. See what a D&C photographer experienced

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By William Ramsey Verified, Tina MacIntyre-Yee Verified
| The Observer-Dispatch Verified
Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee spent the nice weather months of 2025 on a grand tour along the Erie Canal, on a journey to experience the rhythms and sights of this manmade system in its bicentennial year. The once vital transportation route is largely today a recreational passageway connecting Albany to Lake Erie.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interning at the now-defunct Dallas Times Herald, filing investigative reporting documents. Had to take a bus 1.5 hours each way, every day.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

@wmramsey on Twitter

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Twitter

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