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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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 4, 2010 - As we shake out the bugs from our transition to an upgraded CMS (Content Management…
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OtherI spent a lot of Friday with headphones on.We hosted the first Beacon and Eggs meeting (put together by co-contributor to this blog, Peter Franzen) at…
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Last week I was frustrated trying to bring the news to as many people as possible. In preparing coverage for the upcoming election, I kept running into…
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Even with all the ways to access the Beacon that I talked about here two weeks ago, one place you won't usually find us is on paper (unless you print out…
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On Aug. 14, I attended a first-of-its kind event in St. Louis. The result was about six hours of conversation among people who live in the St. Louis area…
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OtherWhile the bulk of the Beacon's stories are on www.stlbeacon.org , you might be surprised to learn that you can find our work in many other ways. As I said…
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Communication requires a sender and a receiver: That's your basic COMM 101 class in college. But there's another important part to the equation -- the… -
OtherThis graphic is part of the story, "Growth in Grand Center seems to find a firm footing ."
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 6, 2010 - A judge has ruled against Paul McKee's massive proposed redevelopment of north St.…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 25, 2010 - About 20 St. Louis fire department crews responded to a call at the Alverne Building…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 26, 2008 - Today, a look at the two Denver papers and how they're covering the convention…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 25, 2008 - Welcome to the Democratic National Convention in Denver!Ok, so you probably aren't…
