The Center for Public Integrity: Federal fracking response could be years away
As a beat reporter on energy and environment, I learned nearly every government acronym in the business and pulled together deep and impactful stories on national political issues.
The American Response
A year-and-a-half-long project I conceived, created and led along with a friend. On uncharted territory, we led the collaboration of 11 journalists to create a truly new media experience that allowed for reporters of all backgrounds and skills to tell stories in any medium. The award-winning project revealed how the recession forced Mid-Missourians to adapt.
The American Response: A Job That Fits
For the American Response, I worked with a team to explore how stimulus dollars were being used in Mid-Missouri and how they affected average workers and their families. In a web podcast, I profiled Chad Canfield, a stimulus-funded weatherization worker and his employer to give listeners an opportunity to go beyond the politics and see how things worked on the ground.
The American Response: : Once Foreclosed, Now the Foreclosure Expert
As part of the American Response project, I dipped into the housing crisis and how foreclosure had affected so many in the heartland, though Mid-Missouri was more protected than the coasts. Greg Harmon, an area realtor and foreclosure expert, gave readers a sense of how foreclosure can become an emotion drain, but also that some people have benefitted from the recession.
Vox Magazine: MU grad student leaves difficult past in the dust
Gina Ceylan is a blind geologist at the University of Missouri, where I went to school. I profiled Ceylan on the cover of Vox Magazine and gave a glimpse of her unique take on life and the struggles she's overcome.