Laura Johnston, cleveland.com

Laura Johnston earned her bachelor's degree at Miami University and master's degree in journalism at Columbia University and has worked at cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer since 2007. She has covered Cuyahoga County government and Lake Erie and has overseen community and government news. Now, she compiles the daily Wake Up newsletter, appears regularly on the Today in Ohio news podcast and serves as a sort of air traffic controller of news. Contact her at ljohnston@cleveland.com or follow her on Twitter at @lauraejjohnston.