Kayla Goggin is a journalist & writer based in Atlanta, Georgia.
As the lead Georgia reporter for national legal news service Courthouse News, Kayla has demonstrated her skill for transforming complex concepts into compelling stories.
She has explored the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, tracked the struggle over voting rights in the south and covered civil rights issues at every state, federal and appellate court level. Her work has been cited by Politico, the Minnesota Law Review, the Center for American Progress, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and others.
Kayla has also used her talent for incisive and engaging writing to critique art, craft marketing content for a wide range of clients and develop messaging for nonprofit organizations. With more than 500 bylines and a decade of experience, Kayla has a proven track record of adaptability and enthusiasm.
Selected work
Breaking news, legal affairs and trial coverage
Covid overwhelms Georgia, breaking hospitalization records
Courthouse News, 2021
Georgia primary plagued by long lines, voting machine issues
Courthouse News, 2020
2021 already deadliest year on record for Florida manatees
Courthouse News, 2021
Activists lose bid to replace Georgia voting system
Courthouse News, 2020
Thousands march in Atlanta for criminal justice and voting reform
Courthouse News, 2020
11th Circuit asked to revive case against developer that filled in Georgia wetland
Courthouse News, 2022
Florida and Georgia face off at Supreme Court over water rights
Courthouse News, 2021
Arbery killers found guilty of hate crimes
Courthouse News, 2022
I covered both trials concerning the death of Ahmaud Arbery for Courthouse News. You can view more of that breaking news coverage here, here and here.
Arts and culture
Robert Leo Johnson: Art rises out of the ashes — literally
Connect Savannah, 2016
Savannah Artist Collective: Expanding access
Connect Savannah, 2016
William Pleasant, Jr.: Pain, passion, joy, struggle
Connect Savannah, 2016
Down Dreams River: Marcus Kenney at Marcia Wood Gallery
Burnaway, 2019
Body of Work: Parker Thornton at Whitespace
Burnaway, 2019
Touch it, it’s naked: Product design by Stas Neretin
Mesh Magazine, 2015
You Have Nothing to Worry About: Photos by Melissa Spitz
Savannah Art Informer, 2014
10 essential Peter Greenaway films
Taste of Cinema, 2015
Nonprofit communications
Deepening community engagement through design
ArtPlace America, 2017
Honoring the authentic identity of our pasts, welcoming our futures
ArtPlace America, 2017
Sight unseen: bringing the environment to life
ArtPlace America, 2017
#ArtPlaceSummit: One wants a teller
ArtPlace America, 2018
#ArtPlaceSummit: Shelter, housing and home
ArtPlace America, 2018
Content marketing
Chevy announces new 2016 Cruze in emoji press release
Automotive Internet Media for Ray Chevrolet
Cool pope gets cool new Hyundai popemobile
Automotive Internet Media for Rosen Hyundai
Hyundai Ioniq hybrid leaves competitors in the dust
Automotive Internet Media for Rosen Hyundai
Skin cell testing may lead to early detection of dementia
Automotive Internet Media for Freedom Home Care
New experimental treatment could reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease
Automotive Internet Media for Freedom Home Care
Humor
I completed six of the internet’s top body-shaming challenges
xoJane, 2015
Kayla has a degree in art history from the Savannah College of Art and Design and received a certificate in publishing from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Check out her full resume here.
When she’s not working or cuddling her two precious rescue pugs Bruno and Mowgli, Kayla enjoys reading through the piles of novels and poetry collections she’s amassed in her home library, experimenting with new bread baking techniques and exploring the city with her partner of six years, Logann.