Jette Porrazzo: Veteran Multimedia Journalist | Investigative Reporter | Paralegal | Executive Director, SSR4GC
Jette Porrazzo is a multifaceted investigative journalist, podcast host, and the Executive Director of the Stop Sierra Reflections for Good Coalition (SSR4GC.org). Throughout her career, Jette has covered multiple beats as a reporter, but she considers her current work to be her most exhilarating to date—deep-dive reporting on land issues, Indigenous rights, government corruption, and national security.
Jette began her journalism career at age 14, when she became editor of her middle school student newspaper. She later published her first investigative article while attending Austin Peay State University, where she was a music major with a broadcast journalism minor. She subsequently transferred and became a photojournalism major at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she also freelanced. Over the years, she has written extensively on cops and courts, education, politics, education and law, and produced a notable two-part investigative series on the University of Colorado Denver murder trial involving a student killed by a group of Saudi nationals.
A veteran of the media industry, Jette’s broadcast foundation includes serving as a Weather Anchor and Assignment Reporter in Clarksville, Tennessee. Reporting in a major military hub provided her with early insight into the complex relationship between federal installations and regional land development. She is also the former host and producer of the internationally distributed faith-based podcast The Glory Girls. Today, she continues this legacy of independent media as the host of the upcoming podcast Rebelliously Independent, where she explores the intersection of culture, truth, and autonomy.
Jette brings a unique dual-threat capability to her reporting as a trained paralegal. This legal expertise allows her to navigate complex land deeds, corporate filings, and regulatory structures with a level of scrutiny that standard investigative reporting often misses. Her work is currently prepared for distribution across national wire services, ensuring that critical stories involving national security and corporate accountability reach a broad audience.
Beyond her journalism, Jette is widely known for her career as a country music artist. She is a top-10 hit songwriter who spent over a decade working professionally in Nashville. During her tenure in the music industry, she was signed to two independent record labels and achieved significant chart success. An award-winning screenwriter and documentary filmmaker, Jette applies a human-first approach to interviewing that builds genuine rapport with high-level sources. Whether speaking with tribal leaders or federal officials, she ensures her reporting is as empathetic as it is legally airtight.
Beginning her legal training in 2009 in Los Angeles under a renowned entertainment attorney, Jette developed specialized research skills that she now applies directly to investigative journalism. Her academic foundation includes four years of study at Metropolitan State University of Denver, which was the number-one photojournalism school in the country during her tenure.