Anne Florence Brown

I am Anne Florence Brown and like my unique double name, I bring fresh eyes and double the effort to my projects, jobs, and hobbies. I am currently in school at the University of Mississippi and studying print journalism for the Meek School of Journalism and New Media.


Times that I have spent creating news headlines or packages have been the most memorable in my time in college. I have been selected for competitive multimedia workshop weekends and won public speaking competitions while maintaining my drive for new stories to report. Organization, publicity, social media, and writing are my expertise. While at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, I learned a wide variety of competitive skills. While dabbling in graphic design, photojournalism, and ethical essay writing, I have been honing my reporting skills. I am ready to hit the ground running in the world of New Media and Communications. Ole Miss has prepared me well for whatever the creative and vastly defined world of Journalism has to offer. I am ready to make my mark and leave any place I choose to work, better than I found it.

When I am not finding stories for the award-winning student newspaper, the Daily Mississippian, you can find me in Oxford's local low-income high school, Lafayette High School. You will see me mentoring the student newspaper and yearbook staff, teaching them the foundations of reporting.

You might also find me making spreadsheets or walking into a meeting for my part-time job as a student staffer for the outreach ministry Young Life at Lafayette. I have spent the past two years building the ministry from the ground up. Communicating with my team, relating with my co-workers, and fundraising my salary are all foundational roles in my work ethic and experience.

I have a passion for beautiful words, a strive for authenticity, and a pet peeve for inefficiency. One day I hope to use my storytelling skills to impact others' lives, just as I have learned to do with my time in Oxford, MS.

Published Articles and Video Packages

Budget Travel •

Explore the Natchez Trace from Tennessee to Mississippi

If you ever find yourself in need of a day of meandering adventure or aching to take the long, scenic route, be sure to stop at these amazing sites. Back in the 1800’s the way to travel across the southeast was to walk or ride your horse on this “trace”. Back then, if you were headed anywhere along the path between Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN, you used a worn down trail for your long days of travel. Two hundred years later, the Natchez Trace has preserved its history. Loveless Cafe was starte
Budget Travel •

11 social distancing adventures near New Orleans

Here are 11 ways to safely explore NOLA. In New Orleans, the famous strip of bars and restaurants dubbed Bourbon Street holds some of the most active nightlife, but in March, everything was turned upside down by the arrival of COVID-19. New Orleans was hit dramatically at the start of the stateside pandemic. The city has progressed through the reopening phases slower than the rest of the state of Louisiana. Louisiana is currently in phase two, allowing for restaurants to open at 50% capacity am
Budget Travel •

3 tips for choosing safe accommodations during a pandemic

One of the biggest considerations of traveling safely in a COVID-19 world is where you choose to stay. During a pandemic, will a hotel or a home-sharing experience, like Airbnb, be a safer choice? Depending on where you live, the world is either opening up or hunkering down for more weeks of quarantine. Regardless of the status of cases in your state, you can still travel safely. The key is local travel. Travel experts say that domestic road trips and local family vacations are the near future
The Daily Mississippian •

Mike Bloomberg opens campaign office in Oxford

The first 2020 presidential campaign office in Mississippi opened this week — and it’s in Oxford. Mike Bloomberg posters outlining the Democratic presidential candidate’s message, “We Like Mike” are pasted across the walls that were formerly the Merle Norman and Hallmark store on Jackson Ave. Jarrius Adams, director for Bloomberg’s Mississippi campaign and a recent Ole Miss alumnus, chose Oxford as a campaign office location. “Oxford is key because of the university and community involvement.
The Daily Mississippian •

Law students defend ICE detainees six months after mass-arrest

Six months after the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in United States history occurred in central Mississippi, the University of Mississippi’s MacArthur Justice Center is leading efforts to help detainees and their families handle the aftermath. In what became a record-setting operation carried out on Aug. 7, immigration officials detained 680 individuals working in seven different food processing plants surrounding the Jackson area. Established in 2014, the MacArthur J
The Daily Mississippian •

Kim and Kanye buy movie tickets for Oxford

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West bought out a theater for nearly 300 members of the Oxford community to see “Just Mercy” tonight at the Oxford Malco Cinemas on Jackson Avenue — and they’re paying for popcorn, too. Earlier this month, Kardashian West posted an Instagram story announcing her and her husband’s partnership with the non-profit organization Represent Justice to buy out movie theaters across the country for free screenings of the film. “I was just so moved after seeing #JustMercy that K
OXFORD STORIES •

Oxford addiction educator says sweeping it under the rug means you’ll trip on it later

That is the number of gallons of alcohol teenagers will consume this year. Adolescents in America face a battle every day when attempting to live sober. Around 68 percent of 12th graders have tried alcohol, with 37 percent consuming it within the last month. It is no surprise many are struggling with addiction. Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease defined by a physical and psychological dependence on drugs, alcohol or a behavior. When an addictive disorder has formed, a person will
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Young Life continues to create a community for Oxford college and high school students

Driving along Highway 6 towards Batesville, you may think there’s nothing but fields along the two lane highway, but nestled off of a county road 15 minutes from Oxford lies a modern stylized farmhouse, laden with twinkle lights and a full-sized parking lot. To the untrained eye, it may seem like another house, similar to any other home in Oxford. However, residents Brad and Emily Akin are anything but ordinary. On any given night, countless college students cram into their rustic living room,

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Anne Florence Brown

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