Violet was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Cleveland, Mississippi, a small town in the Mississippi Delta. She recently received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi, where she majored in journalism and philosophy and minored in English. She was editor in chief of The Daily Mississippian, where she oversaw reporting on a gubernatorial race, local housing issues and AI’s impact on higher education. She wrote a range of stories for the paper, including in-depth pieces on Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Program rollout. She has also covered Starkville, Mississippi, as an intern for The Commercial Dispatch.
Violet Jira
Reporter & AJI Fellow
