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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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.
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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.
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Nurses at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital have called off plans to strike after reaching a contract agreement March 5.
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People with food allergies can now use Xolair to reduce their risk of severe reaction during accidental exposures.
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the MetroHealth System's School Health Program opened three wellness clinics in schools.
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The Valentine Project and BigHearted Blooms work year-round to bring joy to sick kids and people in care facilities.
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The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center's renovated emergency room opened to patients Feb. 7.
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or ECPR, uses machines that oxygenate and circulate the blood, giving doctors more time to diagnose patients.
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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne called on the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize proposed federal clean car standards for new vehicles.
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The Center for Community Solutions' Status of Women report examined socioeconomic and health disparities among women in Ohio.