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Journalism Clips

A selection of digital and print clips translating complex technical, scientific, and societal trends into highly engaging, people-friendly narratives.

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Gorge Concert Death: Meth, Not Molly
​The Spokesman-Review | Associated Press
 

I uncovered the autopsy report of a student's high-profile death, correcting the widely accepted public narrative regarding the substance involved. The investigative scoop was picked up by the Associated Press and syndicated nationally across The Seattle Times, NBC affiliates, and other national news media.

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You've Seen This Letter Everywhere, But Can You Write It?
Discover Magazine


Which is the correct lowercase g? To keep Discover’s website font from spoiling the answer, I wrote the article without using a lowercase g. This creative constraint kept the puzzle intact and drove high audience engagement in the comments and on social media, making it the most-read article of April 2018.

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Everything Worth Knowing: The Cloud
​Discover Magazine

Billions of people use the internet every day, from posting photos to checking their bank accounts. Much of that happens in the cloud. But what is it, really? I broke it down in this piece, making network architecture clear and easily understandable for the everyday person.

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Everything Worth Knowing: Autonomous Cars
Discover Magazine

We've all heard about self-driving cars, but what does "Level 5 autonomy" actually mean? In this piece, I demystified the complex engineering, safety systems, and laws behind autonomous vehicles to explain how fast the technology was moving toward a driverless future.

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Do Robots Deserve Human Rights?
​Discover Magazine
 

I broke down complex legal and moral debates around AI consciousness into an accessible feature that hit the top of the site and drove massive evergreen search traffic for years.

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Drone Pilot And FAA Comment On Protest Shooting 

Drone360
 

When a drone was shot down during the Standing Rock protests, I secured a major national exclusive — tracking down the targeted pilot and getting official comment from the FAA to land #1 on Google News.

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Informed Voter Series
WUWM
 

I co-created and produced a multi-platform civic campaign spanning on-air, online, and SMS text, allowing voters to submit election questions directly to reporters.

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Meet The candidates And Get Their Perspectives
WUWM

 

Using past engagement data to guide our strategy, I built a centralized hub that aggregated all our election content into one easily digestible resource. The post drove record traffic and became one of the station’s top-viewed articles of all time.

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Drug Molly Has Colleges Weighing Best Counseling Approach

Spokesman Review

I led a collaborative enterprise investigation into college campus drug trends, combining toxicologist data with direct interviews from student users and campus counselors.

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Skyblazing Startups
Drone360

 

I profiled the entrepreneurs and engineers driving the commercial drone boom to examine how their technology was reshaping everyday industries. The feature gave readers an inside look at how these startups were turning drone technology into viable commercial businesses.

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