Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence
Digital ProducerExpertise: Digital storytelling, social media strategy, digital content creation, health, sports
Education: Cleveland State University - Bachelor of Arts
Ontario High School - Ontario, Ohio
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Experience:
Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence is a digital producer for Ideastream's engaged journalism team. Her journalism career began as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio, before she joined Cleveland's WKYC-TV as a digital producer. She also spent time in the higher education industry as the social media manager for Cuyahoga Community College prior to joining Ideastream.
Highlights:
- 2020 Regional Emmy Award
- Produced web and social media for a 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning story
- Managed social media for several National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Paragon Award-winning campaigns
- Former Cuyahoga Community College Speakers Bureau presenter on social media safety and social media strategy
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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A report issued by the Cuyahoga County Child Fatality Review Board found the child mortality rate in the county remains higher than state and national rates. -
The annual Neurodiverse Culture Fest in Moreland Hills celebrates differences in the ways people's brains work with music, food and community. -
The W Sports Bar is in the works to become Cleveland's first women's sports bar as the city awaits decisions on bids for professional women's soccer and basketball teams. -
St. James Episcopal Church in Wooster runs a pet food pantry to help people who are struggling with the rising cost of pet food. -
Dr. Akram Boutros, who was fired by The MetroHealth System in 2022, has refiled a damages case against the hospital. -
The acquisition between Health Assurance Transformation Corporation, or HATCo, and Summa Health, was finalized Thursday. -
New Cleveland Clinic research shows younger adults age 18 to 50 are at risk for large-vessel occlusion strokes thought to happen in older adults. -
Cuyahoga Community College's Democracy Fellows spread awareness about voting and elections to encourage their peers to vote. -
Walking pneumonia cases have been rising since the spring, particularly in children who can be exposed at schools and daycares. -
MetroHealth's new 13-bed psychiatric emergency department aims to address a regional shortage in capacity for short-term, inpatient care for people with mental illness.
