Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence
Digital ProducerExpertise: Digital storytelling, social media strategy, digital content creation, health, sports
Education: Cleveland State University - Bachelor of Arts
Ontario High School - Ontario, Ohio
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Experience:
Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence is a digital producer for Ideastream's engaged journalism team. Her journalism career began as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio, before she joined Cleveland's WKYC-TV as a digital producer. She also spent time in the higher education industry as the social media manager for Cuyahoga Community College prior to joining Ideastream.
Highlights:
- 2020 Regional Emmy Award
- Produced web and social media for a 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning story
- Managed social media for several National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Paragon Award-winning campaigns
- Former Cuyahoga Community College Speakers Bureau presenter on social media safety and social media strategy
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Northeast Ohio Jewish and Muslim residents share their perspectives with Ideastream Public Media on how to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas war. -
Honey From the Rock, also called the Cleveland Foster Care Closet, aims to support foster and kinship families with donated items to ease the transition for foster children into a new home. -
Ideastream's Connecting the Dots series features stories about gun violence and the Northeast Ohioans working to find solutions. -
National gun violence numbers have fallen since the pandemic, but cities like Cleveland are bucking the trend with increased firearm deaths in 2023. -
Former MetroHealth CEO Airica Steed filed a lawsuit Feb. 3, 2025, in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas alleging discrimination and unlawful termination by the hospital's board of trustees. -
The new law will require the Ohio Department of Health to investigate and report findings on how to improve access to WIC amid declining enrollment. -
Brittany Watts has filed a lawsuit against the city of Warren and St. Joseph Warren Hospital. The suit alleges that hospital staff and police conspired against Watts after she suffered a miscarriage. -
Cold air can trigger asthma symptoms and potentially lead to an asthma attack. Here's how to handle asthma in the winter. -
The social scene that tends to accompany the holiday season can be difficult to navigate for people with substance use disorders, while others may experience isolation that can also be triggering. -
A report issued by the Cuyahoga County Child Fatality Review Board found the child mortality rate in the county remains higher than state and national rates.
