Alison Gerber is editor and director of content for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. She joined the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 2003 and has served as assistant metro editor, metro editor and managing editor. She has been editor of the newspaper since 2011. Prior to joining the Times Free Press, Gerber was a reporter in Florida. She covered city hall, crime and education at the Naples Daily News and the Fort Myers News-Press. She is married with a 9-year-old daughter. When Gerber is not in the newsroom, she spends her time cooking, gardening and running with her dog. Reach her at agerber@timesfreepress.com, @aligerb or 423-757-6408.
With the growth of genetic testing, many pet owners are finally learning exactly what breeds make up their beloved dogs.
by Alison GerberIn the year following the devastation of the Civil War, many Chattanoogans struggled to rebuild and recapture their former success.
by Alison GerberFor more than two decades, Chattanooga's newspapers have recognized area valedictorians.
by Alison GerberIf you live in Hamilton County and you expect to have a say in how millions of dollars in taxpayer money is spent on your child's school, you're out of luck.
by Alison GerberChattanooga's got a lot going for it — mountains, a river, a vibrant downtown, not to mention crazy-fast internet.
by Alison GerberHamilton County's public school leaders are engaging in a disturbing pattern of behavior that obstructs attempts by the media and community from accessing public documents.
by Alison GerberJournalism's top prizes were awarded Monday, and among the winners was "The Panama Papers," a series of stories that used 300 reporters on six continents to expose the hidden infrastructure of offshore tax havens.
by Alison GerberOn Monday, the Times Free Press published a stand-alone photo (a photo with no story) of two men using leaf blowers, fall leaves flying everywhere. It was a nice photo intended to capture the season. The page designer placed a headline on top of the photo that said, Time to leave. He thought he'd used a cute play on words.
by Alison GerberI learned something in study hall this week: It's possible to have a conversation about a touchy subject in a way that can help this community build relationships and tackle hard issues.
by Alison GerberTechnology allows us to communicate and exchange information at whiplash speeds. But too often, that information isn't credible. It might be biased or just plain wrong, but that's not always apparent.
by Alison GerberIn 2015, the Chattanooga Times Free Press poured an unprecedented amount of time and energy into researching the roots of and solutions to Chattanooga's economic reality; we made this investment as other regional news outlets were pulling back from long-term reporting projects.
by Alison GerberWe need your help, readers.
by Alison GerberA homicide is defined as the act of one person killing another, whether it's with a gun, knife, fist or something else. It's the word used by law enforcement across Tennessee to record such deaths.
by Alison GerberThe toddler who died from a drug overdose after a caretaker put a pain patch on his back.
by Alison GerberTypically in this column I pull back the curtain on the front page and talk about the reasoning behind our headlines, but I don't want to do that today.
by Alison GerberSo things got kinda ugly in the Chattanooga vs. Boone and the Chattanooga vs. Port Angeles contest.
by Alison GerberOn today's front page you'll find a story about the growing influence of out-of-state organizations that spend millions of dollars to try influence public policy in Tennessee.
by Alison GerberMembers of the media are often quick to call out public officials who operate behind a wall of secrecy. But we're not as good at calling out those who act with transparency.
by Alison GerberMembers of the media are often quick to call out public officials who operate behind a wall of secrecy. But we're not as good at calling out those who act with transparency.
by Alison Gerber