Jiselle Lee

Washington, D.C.

Education: University of Florida, BS in Journalism

Jiselle Lee is an intern on The Washington Post's General Assignment desk. She graduated from the University of Florida in May 2024. Before joining The Post, she was a freelance writer in North Florida and the editor-in-chief of The Independent Florida Alligator. She has also written for The Bradenton Herald and NextShark News.
Share confidential news tips with The Post
Latest from Jiselle Lee

McBride wins primary, clearing path to be first openly trans member of Congress

McBride will be the Democratic nominee for Delaware’s at-large House seat, which is seen as solidly blue.

September 11, 2024
Sarah McBride speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016.

Man accused of fatal animal rampage was in a mental health crisis, attorney says

The suspect’s attorney says he was in a mental health crisis Tuesday, when authorities arrested his client and found eight guns at the scene. No humans were injured.

September 7, 2024
Monterey County Sheriff's Office took a photo of Vicente Arroyo's arsenal, including 15 firearms and near or about 2000 rounds of ammunition.

Major water pipe breaks at Grand Canyon, closing overnight stays ahead of Labor Day

The Grand Canyon’s main supply line will stop pumping water, and hotel facilities within the park will stop accepting overnight guests.

August 29, 2024
The South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, seen from Grand Canyon Village in 2023.

Second former officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols case

Emmitt Martin pleaded guilty to using excessive force and conspiring to cover up misconduct after Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by Memphis police in 2023.

August 24, 2024
Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis Police Department officer, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 23, to two federal counts in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

Florida runs on tourism. Residents worry LGBTQ visitors are being excluded.

A state website recently removed information geared toward gay travelers. “I shouldn’t have to be reinforcing that [Florida is safe],” one business owner said.

August 23, 2024
Communities in Florida that heavily depend on LGBTQ tourism are afraid that they'll lose business.

Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘little black book’ fails to sell at auction — twice

A Maryland auction house said the document did not meet an undisclosed reserve price but would be offered again at a future auction.

August 16, 2024
Alexander Historical Auctions attempted to sell a notebook believed to have belonged to Jeffrey Epstein at an auction on Aug. 16.

Spotted in a Mississippi creek: The state’s first mammoth tusk

The state’s Department of Environmental Quality called it “an extremely rare find for Mississippi.”

August 14, 2024
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality geologists use plaster on Aug. 3 to cover a mammoth tusk found in Madison County, Miss. (Eddie Templeton)

Athlete’s death raises safety concerns as CrossFit Games resume

Lazar Dukic’s death near the end of a half-mile swim at the 2024 Crossfit Games has prompted questions about whether adequate safeguards were in place.

August 10, 2024
Lazar Dukic, 28, of Serbia died while competing in a CrossFit Games swimming event at a lake in Fort Worth on Thursday. (FITAID/AP)

Athlete dies in lake during CrossFit Games in Texas

Lazar Dukic, a 28-year-old Serbian athlete, died during the swimming portion of the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth.

August 8, 2024
A jet ski pulls in buoys from the CrossFit Games at Marine Creek Lake, where an athlete died Thursday during the run-swim event in Fort Worth. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram/AP)

Ohio judge upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

An Ohio judge upheld a law Tuesday that bans gender-affirming care for minors in the state.

August 6, 2024
Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights stand outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Jan. 24, 2024. A judge on Tuesday upheld a law that bans gender-affirming care for minors in the state. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)