I’m a high energy gal with a positive presence and an endless supply of enthusiasm for all things creative. I’ve studied and practiced journalism at UCF, Columbia University, the Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel, GANNETT and NBC News in addition to freelancing for various news organizations. This blog brings in bits of my life and work in addition to posts on politics, traveling, photography, social media and my favorite animal - pandas. The links below will take you to my various social media accounts. I look forward to hearing from you!Tumblr (3.0; @jerriann)http://jerriann.net/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2924038f2ac47bfa6fa73b2518ecd3e6/tumblr_mn3ynooTVi1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Quick trip to Typhoon Lagoon with @seandotcom & @gjurrs on this fine Monday. (at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon)</p>http://jerriann.net/post/50918993914http://jerriann.net/post/50918993914Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5bd6816528677a0b220a3678b71d1057/tumblr_mn27k0iuHz1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunday Funday with these two, Eileen, Leann & Bart. (at Prato)</p>http://jerriann.net/post/50840682750http://jerriann.net/post/50840682750Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:23 -0400“And vent they did. For four hours, there was a catharsis of personal pain and grief that...http://jerriann.net/post/50344840288http://jerriann.net/post/50344840288Mon, 13 May 2013 11:16:35 -0400raperape culturenewswomenwomen's rightsgirlssexual assaultfeminismfeministsjournalismmother jonesoccupy steubenvillesteubenville““These are hard-core skinheads,” Pitcavage said at the time, referring to the...http://jerriann.net/post/50344378109http://jerriann.net/post/50344378109Mon, 13 May 2013 11:06:31 -0400newsraceracismpoliticsorlandofloridacentral floridaskinheadsAmerican Front<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e812bc462278e7a03375dc268c6d03c9/tumblr_mmqsheTMsd1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just a few more weeks until #sunnyandgordon get married in #carmel.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/50344227973http://jerriann.net/post/50344227973Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:13 -0400sunnyandgordoncarmel“The co-author of a disputed immigration study by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative...http://jerriann.net/post/50342081900http://jerriann.net/post/50342081900Mon, 13 May 2013 10:15:01 -0400newspoliticsracismheritage foundationgopliberalsjim demintjournalismwashingtonimmigrationimmigration reformrepublicansdemocratsususa“At a time when many high-tech startups in Florida can’t seem to raise a dime, a couple...http://jerriann.net/post/50271843442http://jerriann.net/post/50271843442Sun, 12 May 2013 13:37:09 -0400newstechnologyorlandofloridatechtech newsappsbusiness<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bba2fde9c4637d2ac4b4fb2baec43c91/tumblr_mmhujeUFOy1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spotted this beauty in front of the Sentinel today.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/49949034038http://jerriann.net/post/49949034038Wed, 08 May 2013 15:09:14 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/91cdd0d357d6266dd4979200afc7235e/tumblr_mmeas26g9C1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Monday afternoon reading spot.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/49798979258http://jerriann.net/post/49798979258Mon, 06 May 2013 17:09:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b85a62fde588492262a710c5f74f6936/tumblr_mmceattWcg1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoying this gorgeous day on Park Ave. in Winter Park.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/49714382900http://jerriann.net/post/49714382900Sun, 05 May 2013 16:30:29 -0400Hi! Thanks for the question. I am sure the victim has been “through enough,” which is probably why...http://jerriann.net/post/49364367773http://jerriann.net/post/49364367773Wed, 01 May 2013 11:56:00 -0400UCFOrlandojournalismorlando sentinelucf crimeA 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly hitting his former...http://jerriann.net/post/49270613934http://jerriann.net/post/49270613934Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:19:00 -0400ucfUniversity of Central Floridanewsorlandodomestic violencewomenwomen's rightsA year ago, I told you I was leaving the Orlando Sentinel for a position with UCF, the second...http://jerriann.net/post/49188321123http://jerriann.net/post/49188321123Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:54 -0400newsjournalismbreaking newsucf<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56f9d8ff12f88adad26c093554f19d8c/tumblr_mlxmm95brq1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoying Sarasota for the weekend in celebration of Jon and Christine’s wedding.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/49035297114http://jerriann.net/post/49035297114Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5740c00dfbe56ee059cbf0eb2a30aae0/tumblr_mlu51qyZQ71qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoying Tech and Trucks with @seandotcom in downtown #orlando.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/48888917147http://jerriann.net/post/48888917147Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:53:50 -0400orlando“Beginning in 2006, players at the US Open were allowed to challenge judges on a limited number of...http://jerriann.net/post/48773167282http://jerriann.net/post/48773167282Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:53:42 -0400womenwomen's rightslean ingirlsconfidencespeak upworkwork life balancemotivation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6329c65645a625ba3ee700a7e79cea82/tumblr_mlphgkvPLs1qzziy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The calm before the storm of productivity.</p>http://jerriann.net/post/48687279124http://jerriann.net/post/48687279124Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:33:55 -0400“Her mother, a piano teacher, encouraged Lyons to take art classes, where she discovered a...http://jerriann.net/post/48464948203http://jerriann.net/post/48464948203Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:35:34 -0400Jenna Lyonsj crewj. crewnewsfashionfeatureprep“What all of this new research suggests, says Teresa Liu-Ambrose, an associate professor in...http://jerriann.net/post/48463397135http://jerriann.net/post/48463397135Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:14:26 -0400healthhealth newsnewsexercisewalkingrunningscience“The gun bill is the purest test of this theory. Since the massacre in December at Sandy Hook...http://jerriann.net/post/48461981682http://jerriann.net/post/48461981682Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:55:21 -0400politicsobamanewsgunsgun lawssandy hook