Richard Bennett

Freelance Reporter
🐊 UF '25
#JournalismIsNotACrime

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

Reality is often much stranger than fiction.

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

New story published!

I'm really proud of how this one turned out.

https://t.co/QMkKXsupSw

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

Woah, huge news for GPD...

[GainesvilleSun @GainesvilleSun]

Gainesville Police Department chief resigns after being told he would be fired https://t.co/gszihx13BJ

[New York Post @nypost]

DeSantis defends Palestinian student group ban, argues NYC indictment helped Trump https://t.co/UpLGe5UN7S

[SBA Office of Inspector General @SBAOIG]

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to a Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Almost $18 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans https://t.co/boHQWFGjwn @USAO_MD

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

The horrible tradgey of a Florida woman that leaves more questions than answers.

Hopefully, with help from the public, her case will have answers soon.

Read more about Maria Telles-Gonzalez's case here:
https://t.co/IpCT6LLc99

[gainesvillepd @GainesvillePD]

UPDATE: Officers located another building (storage unit in the area of 2700 SW 40th Blvd) that the suspect also drove through. No injuries reported.

[gainesvillepd @GainesvillePD]

GPD officers are currently working an incident at Wal-Mart (2900 SW 42nd Street) where the suspect stole a large excavator, drove it around the southwest (taking out power poles), and then drove through the wall of the Walmart. The suspect is custody.

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

Great follow-up reporting done on a story more people should know about by independent Gainesville journalist @thalocall

https://t.co/dUpA2YB6Zw

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

One of my most In-depth pieces of reporting. I can't believe I have the honor of having it published by @WUFTNews

This is why I love my job so much.

#journalism #investigative #indepth #LocalNews #gainesville #police #writing #JournalismIsNotACrime
https://t.co/8Nn6DsKuRQ

[Jerry Mitchell @JMitchellNews]

I spent six hours interviewing the assassin of Mississippi @NAACP leader Medgar Evers. Afterward, he insisted on walking me to my car. #RaceAgainstTime #BookTwitter

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

If you haven't read it yet, I covered Marion County Fire Rescue's "Bear the Burden" weightlifting competition and touched on the impact suicide and mental health have had on the Department.

https://t.co/tc721XvJ1m

[Frank Thorp V @frankthorp]

Flag: McConnell just stopped abruptly during his opening statement during the gop leadership presser and appeared to be unable to restart talking. He then stepped away and walked away with Barrasso:

[Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper]

BREAKING: CRANE COLLAPSES AFTER CATCHING FIRE, DAMAGES A BUILDING, DEBRIS FALLS ON GROUND IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

Fun little story I just wrote up, go take a look ;)

#journalism #crime #LocalNews
#reporter #writing #lakecity
#Florida

https://t.co/ZCbMkVianQ

[The Journalist's Resource @JournoResource]

Attention, journalists:

Lots of academic journals will give you free online access, including @AEAjournals, @JAMANetwork, @AERA_EdResearch, @tandfonline, @SpringerNature & @NEJM.

Find out how to sign up.

https://t.co/N08ik4F04G

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

*VEHICLE FLEEING SECRET SERVICE FATALLY STRIKES PEDESTRIAN: WAPO

[FRONTLINE @frontlinepbs]

Ratko Mladić stood accused of ordering the killing of over 7,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica 28 years ago — the greatest mass killing in Europe since WWII. His trial was the last in the largest war crimes tribunal since Nuremberg. https://t.co/cHbDiPYlnv

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

Go goats? 🐐

[Richard Bennett @TruthonTheWay]

@paireenormal @Jake_W @midwestern_ope It's about the journey, not the destination.

[Jeff Butera @WriteLikeUTalk]

THREE THINGS I THINK WE COULD BE DOING BETTER

1. Crime

Our crime coverage is rarely in context.

It’s often voyeuristic & narrow, only focused on one incident without providing bigger picture.

We’re part of the reason so many ppl think violent crime is going up (it's not).