About
Sean Rossman
I am a journalist and writer now writing on Substack.
Photo by Jasper Colt
Awards:
Florida Society of News Editors (August 2017) - Features and enterprise writing, first place
A five-part series on the problems plaguing rural, cash-strapped Calhoun-Liberty Hospital in the Florida Panhandle. Read here
Florida Society of News Editors (August 2017) - Investigative reporting, third place
Part of a team of reporters covering the murder of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel. Read here
The Green Eyeshade Awards (June 2018) - Investigative reporting, second place
For my part in the Tallahassee Democrat’s investigation into an FBI public corruption probe of city government in Tallahassee, Florida. Read here
Gannett Awards (April 2016) - Writing, first place
For Living and Dying in Calhoun County. Read here
Tallahassee Democrat 2015 Employee of the Year (February 2016)
Florida Society of News Editors (July 2014) - Daily deadline, third place
Coverage of the sexual battery allegations against then-Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. Award shared with Tallahassee Democrat colleagues.
Florida Society of News Editors (July 2014) - Investigative reporting, first place
For my part in the Tallahassee Democrat’s coverage of problems at the Tallahassee Police Department.