Octavio Jones

Documentary photographer & freelance visual journalist based in the Tampa Bay area. A member of @NPPA, @NABJ, and @apa1906network 🤙🏾

[Octavio Jones @OctavioJones]

@lmower3 @aglorios Congratulations 🎊🎉🎈

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

The 30-year US Treasury yield hits its highest level since 2007, rising on worries about persistent price hikes because of the Iran war https://t.co/Kq16i33owg

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Black cemetery in Florida vandalized, 'Trump' graffitied on graves https://t.co/2xAYbBgFsL @Reuters #florida #news

[Paul Kane @pkcapitol]

This is incredibly vast group of Post alums laying out a bunch of great ideas for journalism. And for us to follow at The Star.
Please read.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

The @nytimes added 310,000 net new digital subscribers in the first quarter, surpassing 13.1 million total, the largest paid audience in the history of the paper. @katie_robertson https://t.co/xcxr2SBsuz

[Langston Taylor @langstonitaylor]

You can read the (now IRE Award-winning) investigation from @mahoneysthename and me here. https://t.co/m6E7ZVArob

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Join our team! CPJ is #hiring a remote communications associate to develop and implement communications strategies to maximize the impact of CPJ’s work in defense of press freedom worldwide.

🗓️ Deadline is May 18, 2026.

Apply today: https://t.co/erPXYQ1n0u

[ChristineFerretti_Det @cferretti_Det]

JOB ALERT: Thrilled to announce @BridgeDet313 is hiring! We are looking for a new reporter to join our team. Here’s the info:

https://t.co/Ej6rlfiTq2

[Octavio Jones @OctavioJones]

@sara_dinatale Congratulations 🎉

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

🕵️‍♀️ Artificial intelligence can make fake visuals that can look almost real. It can also be used to manipulate original visuals. Every newsroom now needs expertise in visual investigations, which includes the use of tools and techniques to verify authenticity, debunk AI-generated content, and analyze videos frame by frame. In this article, we are sharing some tips to detect AI-generated visuals, along with several tools that can help you in detection and make you a visual investigator.

Read the full article here ⬇️
https://t.co/PnXixQxhvz

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Florida’s migration patterns are changing. Residents in their prime working years are heading to other states, while fewer people are arriving. https://t.co/pCVTTJpESI

[Katie Robertson @katie_robertson]

NEW: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will continue publishing! It has been acquired by the nonprofit Venetoulis Institute, which runs the Baltimore Banner. My story here: https://t.co/VsTFjeNqNs

[Octavio Jones @OctavioJones]

@rwoolington @NBCNews Congrats!!!

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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate #JamesFishback attends Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tampa on April 12, 2026. After the service, he spoke with parishioners and greeted his supporters. Photos available for licensing. #floridagovernorsrace #florida #politics

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Coco Gauff is standing firm after criticism of her natural hair in a Miu Miu shoot.

“The girls who get it, get it.”

Her message is simple. Wear your hair how you want. No explanations needed.

[Octavio Jones @OctavioJones]

The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations held a press conference Tuesday in response to the governor’s signing of HB 1471, a measure the group says threatens student speech and free expression. Photos from the press conference are available for licensing.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

I need to shoutout my young students at Eastern High School, who have been working hard with @WABJDC this month to revive the school newspaper!

I am extremely proud of them!!!!

[ABC News @ABC]

A Florida man sacrificed himself to protect his vehicle from damage during a recent hailstorm — much to the amusement of his neighbors. https://t.co/nXMbu344KT

[American Ballet Theatre @ABTBallet]

We are so thrilled to see former #ABTPrincipal Misty Copeland performing at the Oscars, proudly representing the ballet world as part of a musical tribute to the film Sinners alongside Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq ✨

#AmericanBalletTheatre

[Octavio Jones @OctavioJones]

Grady Judd, other Florida sheriffs criticize Trump’s mass deportation efforts https://t.co/PghaYkPcgp