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(Popular Science, 2/10/2010)
A story about the use of fMRI evidence in court in the March 2010 issue of Popular Science.
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(Wired, 1/23/2010)
Two arts pieces for the February 2010 issue of Wired.
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(San Diego Citybeat, 12/15/2009)
A feature about immigration in San Diego Citybeat.
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(San Diego Citybeat, 9/30/2009)
An overview of three ballot initiatives in California would legalize marijuana for personal use.
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(San Diego Citybeat, 9/16/2009)
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(voiceofsandiego.org, 8/16/2009)
A plastic surgeon convicted in an international murder-for-hire plot stirs lingering questions about the case against him and the evidence used to convict him.
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(San Diego Magazine, 4/28/2009)
An observation piece on the birthday of Geocaching for San Diego
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This is one of the stories in an online series I produced as part of my graduate eduction. The project, Where Doubt Remains, was a finalist in the Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards for 2007, alongside Vanity Fair, ESPN.com, MSNBC.com and the Center for Public Integrity. The project was also
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(The Dominion Post)
Two samples of a Sunday column on West Virginia University for a local newspaper.
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(Herald Standard Television)
A story on body image.
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(Herald Standard Television)
A selection of news and sports reads, along with some VOs and VO-SOTS
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(Herald Standard Television)
Two-minute video preview of stand-ups from News 19, a small cable station near Pittsburgh
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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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I'm an award-winning freelancer in DC who specializes in scene-based features, observational pieces, long form investigative work, short FOB pieces, courts, lawsuits and legal issues, some travel and the intersection of culture and technology. |
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| TV Reporter |
2 Years |
| Reporter |
10 Years |
| Writer |
11 Years |
Specialty |
| Science |
2 Years |
| Government |
10 Years |
| Law |
10 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
11 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
San Diego Citybeat (11+), Wired (6-10), San Diego News Network (3-5), Voiceofsandiego.org (1-2), San Diego Magazine (1-2), Mother Jones (1-2), Popular Science (1-2) |
Other Work History
Dominion Post, Morgantown WV, 2007-2008
-Sunday columnist
Times West Virginian, Fairmont WV, 2005-2006
-Education and Youth Issues reporter (full-time, staff)
Corridor Magazine, West Virgnia, 2006
-Contributor
Herald Standard, Uniontown PA, 2004-2005
-Bureau reporter
About.com, 1999-2002
-Wrote weekly news stories geared toward kids and teens |
Computer Skills
Ruby on Rails, MySQL, PHP, Windos and Mac, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office |
Technical Skills
Video editing, photo editing, Web Design, Database Design, Computer-assisted reporting, social network analysis |
Equipment
Audio recorder, Digital SLR |
Foreign Language Skills
Some Spanish |
References
Contact me for references. |
Awards
IRE Awards finalist, 2007
ONA Awards finalist, 2008
WVPA Best Columnist, 2006
WVPA Public Service, Second Place, 2006 |
Associations
NLGJA, SPJ and IRE, SPJ Digital Media Committee, Media Bloggers Association |
Other
I have a master's degree in journalism from WVU. During my education, I completed an online, investigative reporting project on wrongful convictions that was a finalist in the IRE and ONA awards in 2007, 2008.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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