Laura Figueroa
Reporter in New York
The 5 W's of Reporting
Who: Laura Figueroa
What: A roving reporter
When: Doing this as far back as I can remember -- from fourth grade class newsletter editor -- The 4-301 Planet at P.S.95 in the Bronx -- to currently covering county government for Newsday.
Where: Haiti, Cuba, Honduras, the Gulf Coast, Tallahassee, Miami, Long Island, Newtown, CT., New York City among the many places my reporting for The Miami Herald and Newsday has taken me.
Why: Because l want to save the world one article at a time. Cheesy but true.
The Follow-Up
Awards/Recognitions: 2011 - New York Times Institute Education Reporting Fellowship; UNITY UN Reporting Fellowship; 2006 -Florida Press Club- First Place General Excellence in Minority News Writing, Second Place General Excellence in Business Writing, Third Place General Excellence in General News Writing; Florida Society of Newspaper Editors-Second Place Business Reporting; Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists Griot Drum Award- First Place Spot News Reporting
Some clips for your viewing pleasure...
Tired of waiting for BP, Florida towns plan to fight oil alone -- June 2010, Miami Herald
New generation of war widows, widowers finds comfort online -June 2011, Miami Herald
One year after Gulf Oil Spill, tourism up in Florida but questions still remain. -June 2011, Miami Herald
Weston wife holds onto hope for husband at Haiti's Hotel Montana Jan 2010, Miami Herald