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Melissa Russo

Political And Government Affairs Reporter

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NBC New York

Preston's Summary

Melissa Russo is a Government Reporter at Telemundo San Antonio. She covers a range of topics including education, law enforcement, and social issues, with a focus on regional interests and world news, particularly in North America. Melissa's work has been featured in NBC New York, Pharmacy Times, NBC News, and ADAM BERG.

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Geo Focus

New York City, United States (Local)

Coverage Attributes:

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Government Announcement: 30 %
Breaking News: 29 %
Evolving Stories: 23 %
Legal Policy Regulation: 9 %
Cites Data: 2 %

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Most Recent Topics:

  • Elections
  • Government
  • Politics
  • Public Policy
  • Security Policy
  • Tech Policy
  • Security Equipment
  • Security Networks
  • Security Systems
  • Surveillance Technologies

Pitching Insights

Melissa Russo's coverage is heavily focused on local government and politics, particularly in New York City. She appears to prioritize breaking news stories and evolving narratives related to Mayor Eric Adams, the FBI investigation, and the FDNY.

Given her focus on these specific topics, Melissa would likely be interested in receiving pitches from sources with direct knowledge of local government affairs or those involved in the ongoing investigations or controversies mentioned in her articles. Additionally, she may value insights from political analysts or legal experts specializing in municipal governance and law enforcement matters.

It's important for PR professionals to tailor their pitches specifically toward the intricacies of New York City politics and its key players such as Mayor Eric Adams. Any information provided should be relevant to the ongoing probes by authorities that have been prominently featured within Melissa Russo's reporting.

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Articles

NBC New York

Could lightning strikes impact Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop?

Could lightning strikes impact Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop?

By: Matt Brickman, Melissa Russo

Emergency officials say they have been engaged in real-time monitoring of the storm moving through New York City with the National Weather Service, the event planners, and the Times Square Alliance at a command center in the area, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Each time a lightning strike appeared to be within 12 miles of Times Square,…

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NY governor wants to outlaw smartphone use in schools between the bells

NY governor wants to outlaw smartphone use in schools between the bells

By: Melissa Russo

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday as part of her budget address that she plans to introduce legislation to apply a bell-to-bell restriction on smartphone use in schools statewide. Many of the city’s more than 1,500 public schools already restrict cellphone use, but Hochul says a listening tour through New York’s educational system highlighted, to her, the need for additional measures….

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