Imagine Burundi was an independent radio program that was recorded and broadcasted in Bujumbura, Burundi, from 2010 to 2013. Its web archive was available from 2011 until 2017.
'The Hot Zone' - An Ebola responder's dispatches from West Africa (Popular Science)
Post 1: How I'm fighting Ebola in West Africa
Post 2: An Ebola treatment unit rises in West Africa
Post 3: The future of Ebola treatment facilities
Post 4: Ending Ebola - for now?
Post 5: This little fly can inflict some serious pain
‘Using Digital Technology to Help Document Sexual Abuse in War Zones’ (GlobalPost)
‘Why Do Americans Support Militarized Crackdowns After Bombings But Not Shootings?’ (Mint Press)
‘Where the Jobs Are’ (Columbia Journalism Review)
I produced this document for the Northwest Leadership Foundation (NLF), a non-profit organization in downtown Tacoma that addresses a wide range of important issues, including at-risk youth, mentorship, support for Latino youth, women's health, and access to higher education. I felt very fortunate to learn about Tacoma through the lens of NLF's programs and their brilliant program participants, who are daring, tough, and smart. For this document, I shot photos, wrote program descriptions and participant profiles, and created the layout and design.
Writing
Audio
Data
Five Tools of
Storytelling
Baseball has a five-tool player, someone who can do it all: run, field, throw, hit for contact, and hit for power. It made me think about journalism's growing demand for versatility. Increasingly, it is rare to find a specialist who can only excel in one or two core skills, and the same is true for media production. Applying that logic to a media skill set, I believe the modern storyteller should be professionally proficient in these five ways: writing, photography, data-driven visuals, audio recording, and videography. Going forward, it is vital we connect with diverse audiences by telling a story in the way it needs, and that means blending media forms to amplify voices, nuances, and personalities. Here are some of my samples on each platform as I continue to apply my skills to tell stories of social impact.