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About Founder, Editor and Investigative Journalist Miriam Raftery

Miriam Raftery has over 35 years of experience as a journalist and editor. She has won more than 400 major journalism awards, including the American Society of Journalists & Authors’ national Arlene Award for community journalism and San Diego Press Club’s Best of Show award prior to founding ECM.

She’s also won dozens of top awards from Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club for articles she’s written at ECM, including first place honors for investigative journalism, breaking news, multicultural reporting, and several special awards for reporting that’s made a positive difference in our community.

She has covered major news stories including the California wildfires, Congressional and presidential elections, as well as topics ranging from politics and election integrity to health, nutrition, homes and gardens.

A former columnist and freelance writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, she has also worked as an editor of a national nutrition journal and a literary magazine as well as senior national investigative reporter for RawStory.com. Her works have appeared in many national and and regional publications, from Woman’s Day to Arizona Highways, as well as in many local community newspapers and magazines.

An East County native, she takes pride in exploring East County’s back roads and byways, leaving no stone unturned in the quest for news and feature stories.

About East County Magazine

OUR TEAM

Contributing Editor Karen Pearlman has decades of journalism experience, including serving as the San Diego Union-Tribune’s East County correspondent and as a reporter for the San Diego Business Journal covering nonprofit organizations. She’s also been a sportswriter, freelance journalist, and loves writing about dogs and other animals.

East County Magazine has published works by numerous award-winning writers and photographers including J.W. August, Mike Allen, E.A. Barrera, Ariele Brooke, Jamie Reno, Gayle Early, Richard Darvas, Michael Howard, Nadin Abbott, Briana Gomez, Rebecca Jefferis-Williamson, Ron Logan, Joseph Rocha, Jeremy Los, Elijah McKee, Henri Migala, Miriam Raftery, and many others.

Our team includes professional journalists as well as freelance writers, columnists, community volunteers, college interns, award-winning photographers and videographers, sound editors and radio broadcasters.