Ivy Lyons (they/them) is a Black, non-binary journalist and new media critic completing their doctorate in Washington, D.C. From America’s Heartland, Ivy works hard to bring stories that matter to the places you call home, without fear or favor.
Selected Digital Reporting
A categorized selection of clips, organized based on traditional beats and news tags.
Human Interest and Longform Work
- WTOP News | ‘Definitely unconventional’: 17-year-old discusses Howard Co. primary campaign [Report] [DMV Download Feature]
- WTOP News | Historic firsts for Black administrators, legislators and industry leaders across the DC region [Report]
- WTOP News | Friend remembers longtime Capital Pride organizer, LGBTQ advocate Bernie Delia dead at 68 [Report]
- WTOP News | Border-crossing cows on the moo-ve through Prince George’s Co. [Report]
- WTOP News | VP Harris, family members help DC nonprofit with Thanksgiving meals [Report]
- WTOP News | Experts, advocates: LGBTQ+ students ‘collateral damage’ in education debates, controversy [Report]
Breaking Coverage
- WTOP News | ‘This is monumental’: Capitals, Wizards owners partner up with Virginia for proposed arena, entertainment district in Alexandria [Report]
- WTOP News | Southern Maryland child dead after bounce house went airborne with kids inside [Report]
- WTOP News | ‘Freak accident’: Woman dies after being hit by falling tree limb in DC park [Report]
National Coverage
- President-elect Trump, Gov. Youngkin discuss drone response, California wildfires at Mar-a-Lago dinner [Report]
- WTOP News | Washington Post announces new executive ahead of reported DC staff buyouts [Report]
- WTOP News | President Biden avoids furloughs, signs Department of Transportation funding extension [Report]
Education Coverage
- WTOP News | Virginia Dept. of Education approves AP African American History course after months-long review [Report]
- WTOP News | Class action lawsuit targets Johns Hopkins Univ. after health system data breach [Report]
- WTOP News | American University picks George Mason asst. basketball coach to lead Eagles [Report]
- WTOP News | Howard University’s student-led protest comes to an end [Report]
- WTOP News | GW University president, pro-Palestinian activists give conflicting accounts of protests [Report]
Crime Coverage
- WTOP News | 17-year-old dead, police search for suspect after Columbia Mall shooting [Report]
- WTOP News | Maryland woman found guilty of killing, dismembering and burning mother’s body parts on a grill [Report]
Award-winning Coverage Contributions
Winter storm warning issued for DC area; some could see 10+ inches of snow Monday | WTOP News
- This overnight weather coverage was the first indicator of a harrowing days-long shutdown of Interstate 95 during frigid winter storms. Cited by outlets like ABC, CNN, CBS and the New York Times, this was the first story tracking the “Nightmare on I-95”, a series deemed first in Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story during the 2023 Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association award season.
Va. Gov. Youngkin seeks 15-week abortion ban as DC-area leaders react to Supreme Court abortion ruling | WTOP News
- Coverage of the fall of Roe v. Wade was wall-to-wall on-air and online. My contribution was outreach to every local leader in the Capital region to get statements, if they weren’t already made available in the moments after the Supreme Court ruling. Our contributions online aided broadcast team members in accurate, up-to-date coverage that earned a breaking news award during the 2023 capital region’s Edward R. Murrow Awards.
News Production
I like to claim work that I’ve done behind the scenes on television news because those experiences have held highest value for my early career in journalism. These items can be projects I’ve taken from start to finish or contributions to major publications.
- Full Panel: ‘Tale of Two Very Different Campaigns’ Meet The Press | NBC News
- Full Panel: President Trump Still Falsely Claiming Voter Fraud Meet The Press | NBC News
- Suspected serial rapist who ‘terrorized’ women in ’90s caught with genetic genealogy ABC 7 Washington, DC
- DC Schools Employee out of a job. ABC 7 Washington DC
- OTP WASHINGTON: The Capitol Riots OTP Washington Student News | DCTV
- RESEARCH STOP: Who’s reading student news? OTP Washington Student News | DCTV
Radio Reporting & Entertainment Hosting
Analysis and Opinion Editorials
Below are published opinions and editorials that I have created as an academic, correspondent, paid writer, or advocate. This work should be treated as separate but relevant to my work in news media but not representative of straight news or news-entertainment work.
[Check out the Ethic]
- WTOP News | Analysis: Trump indictment response ‘could be what Trump’s legal and political team wants’ [Analysis]
- Maryland Matters | Commentary: Md. legislators don’t know it, but their next union vote will shape our future [OpEd]
- The Diamondback | Graduate workers’ collective bargaining is a democratic right [OpEd]