Jason deBruyn
Jason deBruyn is the WUNC data reporter, a position he took in September, 2016.
In the role, Jason investigates story lines hidden in data to uncover untold issues that matter to North Carolinians. He passionate about giving a voice to the voiceless and using data to shine a light on disenfranchised groups have been taken advantage of.
Prior to joining WUNC, Jason covered the business of health care and pharmaceuticals for Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh, an affiliate of the American City Business Journals network. His reporting roots trace to the Enquirer-Journal, a community newspaper in Monroe, North Carolina.
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Around 600,000 people in the state will now have access to low-cost health insurance. The change will particularly benefit people in poor, rural areas.
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It's an ongoing debate in soccer circles whether artificial turf is good for the sport. To host an international soccer game, a university recently had to truck in grass to cover its turf.
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There's debate in soccer circles about whether artificial turf is good for the sport. To host an international soccer game tonight, UNC-Chapel Hill had to truck in grass to cover its turf.
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The North Carolina company that makes the video game has agreed to a settlement for failing to protect young players. More than a half a billion dollars will go to consumers and the FTC.
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About half have been wasted because of leftover doses in an opened vial, and the other half because they reached an expiration date, according to data provided by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. -
A year after Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. while trying to arrest him on charges that he was selling illegal drugs, the small, coastal community at the center of it remains divided. -
An Asheboro baby became what's thought to be the first-of-a-kind organ transplant patient. -
2021 captured voters' attention more than four years prior. In total, more than 117,000 voters in North Carolina switched party affiliation last year, compared with about 49,000 who switched affiliation in 2017. -
Video released Friday afternoon shows new angles of Daniel Turcios being tased and shot by Raleigh police after a car crash alongside Interstate 440 on Jan. 11. Activists for police reform blame Raleigh police officers for escalating the situation, saying it could have been avoided. -
During the pandemic, hospitals have tried new ways to care for patients away from their main campuses.
