Brent Jones
Senior Data Visual SpecialistBrent Jones is a journalist who works with data and design. He joined the St. Louis Beacon after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2007. In the past five years, he has shot photos of the Pevely Dairy fire and flooding in Cairo, Ill.; compiled data on St. Louis' hottest days and whitest Christmases; edited a 30-minute video on music in Iraq; designed a 150+ page ebook; and produced audio from an improv show and more than 100 Beacon Roundtables. Jones lives in St. Louis, where he has completed a half- and full marathon and sings in a 16-member a capella madrigal ensemble.
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More than 108,000 students missed at least three and a half weeks of school last year. That’s enough lost instruction time to be considered chronically… -
Do you have an old family photo that you'd like to recreate? Try it and send the old and new results to us.Have you wondered what an area looked like… -
176 St. Louis-area-born athletes have competed in the Olympic Games, according to a list at Sports-Reference.com, mostly in the Summer Games, and many in… -
Construction began in April 2010.The bridge cost came in at $670 million including land acquisition, utility relocation and constructionThe total bridge… -
It's not often St. Louis sees nearly a foot of snow in a 24-hour period, but it has happened a handful of times since records have been kept. The National…
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Updated January 7, 2014 with century record graphs.The National Weather Service says the temperature reached 8 degrees below zero Monday, this cold snap… -
UPDATE: 12-27-13Even if you missed the Christmas Eve deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, you may still be able to have… -
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 6, 2013 - The University of Missouri and Auburn University are facing off at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 for…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - The University of Missouri and Auburn University are facing off at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 for the… -
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon - The only fire we’d ever like to hear associated with Ted Drewes would be an Atomic Fireball… -
The article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2013: After the Mehlville School District said that it could accept only 150 transfer… -
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 29, 2013 - For the Beacon's fifth birthday, we've asked people to share five favorite things…
