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Anthony Jordan Merriweather (1996) is a researcher and photojournalist. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee where he minored in Photography and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He earned his Associate’s degree in Mass Communication from Jackson State Community College in Jackson, Tennessee. Additionally, he holds cybersecurity certifications from CompTIA (Security+) and ISC2 (CC).

As a college student, he was awarded Best Multimedia Journalist in the Best of the South competition by the Southeastern Journalism Conference. During this time, he worked for MTSU and the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies helping to digitize the First Amendment Encyclopedia. Upon graduation, he was selected into the Freedom Forum Institute’s Chips Quinn Scholars Program and subsequently worked as a photojournalist for The Tennessean in Nashville, Tennessee.

Since, AJ has worked as a contributor for publications such as The New York Times, The USA TODAY Network and music publications throughout the United States.

His work currently focuses on human consumption and interaction with water, food, media, technology and social systems. His interest in this work stems from personal complications managing a lifelong gastrointestinal condition that he carefully manages. His goal is to develop multimedia content that combines scientific research and storytelling to provide relief to others like him who struggle to maintain their health in a world that has not found its way.

Email: ajmerri@proton.me
Instagram: @univ.solvent

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Education

BA in Journalism and Photography, Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment, Magna Cum Laude (May 2019)
AS in Mass Communication, Jackson State Community College (May 2017)

Exhibitions

MTSU Photography Student Show, Baldwin Photographic Gallery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (May 2019)

Honors, Awards, Fellowships

Chips Quinn Scholar, Freedom Forum Institute, 2019
Honorable Mention, Tom Jimison Memorial Award, 2019
Best Multimedia Journalist (1st), Southeastern Journalism Conference, 2019
Top 30 Finalist Nashville Scene Photo Contest, 2018