Dustin Jones
Dustin Jones is a reporter for NPR's digital news desk. He mainly covers breaking news, but enjoys working on long-form narrative pieces.
Jones got his start at NPR in September 2020 as the organization's first intern through a partnership with Military Veterans in Journalism. He interned as a producer for All Things Considered on the weekends, and then as a reporter for the Newsdesk.
He kickstarted his journalism career as a local reporter in Southwest Montana, just outside of Yellowstone National Park. From there he went on to study at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he focused on documentary production and book publication.
Jones served four years in the Marine Corps with tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. The New Hampshire native has lived all over the country, but currently resides in Southern California.
When Jones isn't writing for NPR, he is reporting for his local newspaper and freelancing as a video producer for the Military Times. Outside of work, he enjoys surfing, snowboarding and tearing up the dancefloor, sometimes all in the same day.
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White-nose syndrome is killing off many bat colonies across North America. The same disease is decimating the northern long-eared bat population, which is also on the brink of extinction.
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It's one of two new planets that were recently found about 100 light years from Earth, both of which take just days to orbit their own sun.
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A 24-year-old New Jersey man pleaded not guilty after being charged with attempted murder in Friday's attack in Chautauqua, N.Y. The author underwent surgery, his agent said.
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Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts.
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The World Health Organization and the U.S. have declared monkeypox a public health emergency. From how it spreads to preventive measures, here's what you need to know about the disease.
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A shark expert said the likely culprits behind the Long Island incidents are juvenile sand tiger sharks, which may accidentally bite humans while chasing fish.
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At least eight people were killed and another 45 wounded in mass shootings across the United States since Wednesday.
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Officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.
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The chances of dying after receiving the Janssen vaccine is about 1:2,000,000. But with multiple COVID-19 vaccines available, the FDA is limiting the use of the J&J vaccine.
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The apparent mass grave seen in satellite images covers a space larger than three football fields. The imagery shows rows of graves stretching away from an existing cemetery in Manhush, near Mariupol.