Laura Fiorilli-Crews

I'm Laura Fiorilli-Crews, a digital journalist looking for work in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.

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Born and raised in North Carolina, Laura Fiorilli-Crews has lived throughout the U.S. for school and work. She recently moved back to this area for family reasons. She was home page editor at TBO.com for more than six years and has a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a master's in journalism from the University of Florida.

Home page editor/producer at TBO.com

September 2005 - June 2012 | Tampa, Fla.

Responsible for presenting an informative, engaging mix of content on the Tampa Bay area's No. 1 local news and information website, with more than 2.8 million unique visitors per month.

Graduate student/teaching assistant at University of Florida

August 2003 - May 2005 | Gainesville, Fla.

Taught 20-student writing labs for an introductory media writing course covering journalism, advertising and public relations.

Government/Politics reporter at The Gaston Gazette

August 2000 - May 2003

Covered politics, elections and government for a daily newspaper in a community of 190,000.

University of Florida

2003 – 2006

M.A.

Concentration: Journalism/Mass Communications

University of Chicago

1994 – 1998

B.A.

Concentration: U.S. History

Activities: Founding publisher of student-run, independent weekly newspaper.

Writing, editing, technology. North Carolina history, food, travel and attractions.