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Mel Leonor Barclay is an experienced politics reporter currently working at The 19th since November 2022. Previously, Mel served as a politics reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch from November 2018 to August 2022 and as a policy reporter for POLITICO from July 2016 to November 2018. Past roles include education reporter at Naples Daily News, reporting intern at Miami Herald Media Company and Scripps Howard News Service, a Newsource intern at CNN, news reporting intern at South Florida Sun Sentinel, and special projects intern at WSVN CHANNEL 7. Mel's media experience began at WRGP Radiate FM as a producer and host. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Political Science from Florida International University and a high school diploma with honors from Cypress Bay High School, complemented by a certificate of completion from the University of Florida Summer Journalism Institute.