Jun 25 2008
Work samples
Web
NatureBridge
Project managed redesign and back-end development of naturebridge.org to Drupal site. Defined requirements and worked with developer to create custom featured content module, now available on drupal.org.
Recordnet.com
Database: Toxic investigations in San Joaquin County
Database: Pool violations in San Joaquin County
I built these databases using Excel spreadsheets and the Caspio application.
Flash: Foreclosure map
I produced this map in Flash to allow people to see the number of foreclosures by zip code in Stockton.
Design: The War All Around Us
I produced the landing page for this award-winning series.
Video editing: Editorial Board endorsements
I edited videos from editorial board interviews with candidates in the 2008 election.
Audio slide show: Harmonica player visits school, symphony
I put this slide show together using Soundslides.
Writing
The Record
I wrote this commentary for the Perspectives section on deadline while at a journalism convention.
Quill magazine, Society of Professional Journalists
Military Muckrackers
I knew many reporters were struggling to get data about Iraq and other military operations. I found this success story by doing a Google News search for “Freedom of Information Act” and “military.” The reporters have since won several awards for their series.
FOIA after forty
It seemed obvious that I would write a story about how the Freedom of Information Act had evolved in 40 years. I am proud of my ability to navigate the jargon of FOIA experts and create a reader-friendly history.
Chico Enterprise-Record
Becoming city slickers
My editor expected this story to be a meeting brief inside the B-section. But with my reporting, it evolved into a front-page centerpiece about how annexation would impact a community in Chico.
As years go by, most Doe Mill residents still love it
This was my first Sunday spotlight for the Enterprise-Record. I spent a week learning about the new urban development Doe Mill. I broke the 100-inch story into several sidebars, a timeline and infoboxes.
The Orion
Porno stains Greek image
This story won second place in the spot news category of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
Family, friends say farewell
This story was written on deadline after the water hazing death of a Chico State student that later made national headlines.