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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Nine cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, have been confirmed in Cuyahoga County since February, according to health officials. -
The FDA is expected to announce details of a proposed ban on use of formaldehyde in hair products amid ongoing lawsuits and studies that allege the chemicals have been linked to cancer. -
The Homeless Stand Down event provides services and resources to people experiencing homelessness in Cleveland. The one-day event is April 20, 2024, at Cleveland Public Auditorium. -
The Environmental Protection Agency announced new legally enforceable standards to limit PFAS in drinking water. -
A Cleveland Clinic study found patients with type 2 diabetes who received bariatric surgery had better long-term outcomes than patients who strictly used weight loss drugs to treat their condition. -
The Ashtabula County Public Health Department said a suspected tuberculosis case was identified in "an individual associated with" Geneva Middle School. -
Birth control pills are available over-the-counter starting this week, but some Northeast Ohio pharmacies have yet to receive any supply. Meanwhile, CVS and Walgreens are dispensing abortion pills in some states, but not in Ohio. -
Deb Gray, owner of Wooster's Harvest Hills Farm and Harvest Hills Skin Care, has been breeding goats for more than two decades. -
Enlightened Solutions has launched a new survey for Northeast Ohio's Black women to determine if they've experienced any improvements since Bloomberg declared Cleveland "The Worst Place in America for Black Women" in 2020. -
Recent data show rent prices in Cleveland spiked 16% in the past year and 6% in Akron, making the two cities outliers compared to national trends.
