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Meet The Enquirer’s political columnist Jason Williams

Political columnist  Jason Williams, left, also co-host's The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast.

Meet Jason Williams

Position at The Enquirer: Political columnist

Why I became a journalist

Growing up in rural Southeast Ohio, I always had a curiosity and many questions about the world outside of the country road that I lived on. My mom is a retired high school English teacher and reading specialist, and she always pushed the importance of being a good writer. So, journalism was ultimately the perfect career path for someone who liked to ask a lot of questions and write. I give former Enquirer reporter Roz Florez a lot credit for helping me to discover journalism was the right fit. She was an instructor and the student newspaper adviser at the University of Cincinnati in the mid-1990s. Roz was tough but fair (no wonder she’s gone on to be a long-time Hamilton County magistrate). She reminded me a lot of my mom and a high school English teacher, Mrs. Carmichael. They demanded excellence and doled out compliments very sparingly. They impressed upon me that even the smallest details of writing/journalism matter — and you either got it right or you had to do it over again until you did.


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