Journalism
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Digital Media
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Strategic Communications
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Multimedia Design
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Video Editing
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Journalism • Digital Media • Strategic Communications • Multimedia Design • Video Editing •
As a digital media specialist, I help organizations and individuals tell their stories and reach audiences across digital platforms.
Continue scrolling for a sampling of my work.
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Condition Blue
After a series of controversial shootings, can the Stockton Police win back their community?
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L.A. Times Engagement
Analyzed data, researched coverage areas and presented styles of outreach to engage audiences
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Hartford Courant Editorial
Sandy Hook forced us to imagine a safer world. We still have far to go.
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Solutions Stories Newsletter
Connects policy and advocacy groups with solutions to societal problems.
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The Meeting Ground
Conversations in Connecticut addressing public discourse and key issues facing communities
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Nat Geo: Zero to 60
Social storytelling using 60-second cuts of adventures from archival footage.
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Oil and Gas on Mapuche Land
Mapuche communities defend their land from pollution caused by big oil companies.
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WHO KILLED LT. VAN DORN?
Documenting a family’s tragedy and the inner-workings of the American defense establishment.
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Covid Diaries Op-Ed Series
“While people protested the lockdown in Hartford, I was struggling to breathe”
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Black Birds
A story about two best friends from separated for nine years after spending a childhood together.
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Op-Ed Series: (re)Connecting
Initiative to diversify content production and amplify unheard and overlooked voices
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Turtles in Distress
As temperatures continue to rise, have these marine reptiles finally met their match?
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Image Magazine
Audience engagement and social media management for L.A. Time’s culture magazine.
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COVID-19 vs Tech
Finding available vaccines is a gauntlet. Retired software engineers built a solution.
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Interview: Elizabeth Arnold
“We need to ‘shine the light’ on ways out of problems too. Otherwise, what’s the point?”
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The Whole Story
What Happened Next? Thoughts on Revisiting the Solution
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Editorial: Hartford Courant
Connecticut is holding court behind closed doors. This is the wrong move for juvenile justice.
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Doctors Facing Barriers
Healthcare workers want to help, but can't because of licensing barriers.
Condition Blue
This article and documentary resulted from over a year of reporting in the Stockton, California community, focusing on police and community relations.
“More people in my city have endured what I have endured, than haven’t. More people of color anyway. That guilty until proven innocent, that instant presumption of guilt, that’s par for the course.”
– Jagada Chambers, Stockton resident, member of Fathers and Families of San Joaquin
“If you ask anybody that decided they wanted to be a cop, they wanted to go out and make a difference in the community that they’re working in. This is probably one of the best places to do it.”
– Stockton Police Officer Marc Parker
Role: producer, shooter, editor
Audience Engagement & Social Media Design
Create Community
Experimented with social media platforms, using data and audience feedback to try out new ways of interacting with readers and building online communities.
Amplify Audiences
Used social media to elevate the voices of those featured in reporting efforts to reach new digital media users and create new online experiences for current audiences.
Nat Geo: zero to 60
A compilation of short social media video edits I produced for National Geographic’s Adventure Online Channel. Original posts aired on Nat Geo Adventure (Facebook), Nat Geo’s YouTube, and Nat Geo’s Zero to 60 webpage.
Role: storyboarding, video editor, sound design
Headline Writing & Story Framing
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'Preserving language, reinforcing communities': the school saving one of Louisiana's oldest dialects
Preserving Indian French, as community members call it, has taken on new urgency as climate-related hurricanes and coastal erosion threaten to displace the tribe
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‘We’ve always been here’: Lily Gladstone shares the Native Hollywood talent you need to know
Indigenous artists in the Killers of the Flower Moon actor’s network tell us about the future they’re creating
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Google promised to delete location data on abortion clinic visits. It didn’t, study says
Tech giant said it would delete entries for locations deemed ‘personal’ or sensitive, but 18 months later, it’s still retaining data in some cases
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A gunman killed and injured protesters at a BLM march. Why did police blame the victims?
Survivors of a mass shooting have publicly shared video contradicting police claims that victims were armed and part of a ‘confrontation’
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Inside tech billionaires’ push to reshape San Francisco politics: ‘a hostile takeover’
The Guardian and Mission Local unravel the ‘grey money’ network that is flooding the progressive city with conservative cash
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Six months after Maui wildfire, 5,000 survivors still stranded: ‘We’re tired of broken promises’
Red Cross says only a third of households who sought emergency shelter have moved into homes, as governor’s pledge rings hollow
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Yes, the Los Angeles River is dramatically full. But it’s just ‘doing its job’
Media images of rising waters may seem alarming – but that’s pretty much what the channel is supposed to look like in heavy rain
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‘The city made a mistake’: why a marquee Oakland violence prevention program broke down
Experts say Operation Ceasefire contributed to a significant decrease in homicides before falling off track – what happened?
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From trash to table: will upcycled food save the planet?
Nearly 40% of all food grown annually in the US goes unsold or uneaten. These companies are getting salty about food waste
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A fossil fuel plant is leaving Louisiana families with ‘barely enough water for your toothbrush’
Water shortages disrupt the Plaquemines parish as millions of gallons are used to construct Venture Global’s LNG terminal
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It’s not snow, it’s pollution: Lake Tahoe littered with thousands of plastic beads
Beads, believed to be remnants of a floating dock and made of expanded polystyrene, can harm environment, say experts
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The choice: a rural mother and abortion care on the Washington-Idaho border
Even in places where abortion is legal, the inaccessibility of the procedure elsewhere can seep over state lines
Turtles in distress
As ocean temperature and acidity rise, populations of sea turtle species are under increasing pressure. I spent two weeks with a turtle research team to discover the extent of the problem.
Role: producer, video editor, reporter
solutions journalism collections for discussion
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Different from loneliness, social isolation is not an emotional state, but rather a state of separation between an individual and any sense of community. Social isolation is also often associated with profound psychological impacts and negative health effects. For some, these dangers are further exacerbated by such factors as where they are living or what their life circumstances are. The stories in this collection focus on those specific scenarios, and how people in those communities combat social isolation.
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The pandemic poses a significant threat to Indigenous peoples who historically are at a higher risk from communicable diseases and tend to have higher rates of chronic medical issues. Despite this adversity, however, many Indigenous communities are creating their own public health solutions. The stories in this collection look at a few of these responses and how they have alleviated the impact of the pandemic.
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The U.S. healthcare system has drastically changed over the last century, largely due to emerging technologies and a movement toward using electronic and digitized health options. Still, not all innovations and advancements have served everyone equally. This collection highlights the ways researchers, doctors, and local communities are tackling racial inequities in the U.S. healthcare system.
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This collection explores the success of small groups making changes that have made a big impact on how they continue to live with climate change. Collective action and local control are reoccurring factors to their success. From organizing efforts that work with local policymakers to innovative approaches that focus on environmental justice, each story offers a lesson on how communities are doing their part to improve the health of the planet.
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What do locations in Asia, India and Africa all have in common? They are all challenging societal norms by empowering women on a quest to improve the environment.
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When reporting on solutions journalism, several key pieces of criteria must be included to report on the whole story. This can seem challenging when limited by a time constraint, which is often the case for local television news. The stories in this collection, however, tell a different story by reporting with a solutions lens within segments that are all under three minutes.
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From collaborative efforts where community members created their own food production and supply network to mobile markets that accept wireless food stamps, groups across the United States are working to increase access through a cohort of creative ideas. The benefits of such solutions include community members reporting lower blood pressure, decreasing rates of obesity, increasing rates of satisfaction with where they live, and improved shopping habits.
Black Birds
This is a story about two best friends from East Oakland. At 17, the two were separated. One was arrested for and convicted of robbery and use of a firearm. He spent the next nine years of his life being shuffled from prison to prison. The other went on to attend community college and then UC Berkeley. This is their story of loyalty and love for one another.
Role: producer, photographer, video editor
Make what matters stand out
Generating creative concepts for organizations and individuals for use in social media, outreach campaigns, marketing materials, and strategic communication.
“My only hope is that even for a moment, I helped you see the world a little bit different.”
– Gene Wilder