Jordan Laird

Jordan Laird is an experienced journalist currently serving as a Government and Politics Reporter, as well as a Courts and Criminal Justice Reporter at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK since April 2022. Previously, Jordan worked as an Investigative Reporter/All Media Journalist III at the Dayton Daily News, focusing on enterprise and investigative stories related to race, equity, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior roles include Staff Writer for Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK, Investigative Reporting Fellow at News21, and a variety of editorial and reporting positions during studies at Hofstra University. Jordan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Political Science from Hofstra University and participated in a Semester at Sea program in 2017.