February 2017
March 1, 2017January 2017
February 3, 2017December 2016
January 1, 2017November 2016
December 1, 2016This video was difficult to put together because of the lack of b-roll and the complicated history behind the story. But I am actually happy with how it turned out.
October 2016
November 1, 2016Apparently all I cover now is sports.
August and September 2016
September 29, 2016I completely spaced putting together an August blog post, so here is a double.
July 2016
August 1, 2016June 2016 (a.k.a. sunshine comes back to Oregon)
July 4, 2016May 2016
June 1, 2016April 2016
May 1, 2016Just two days before our deadline for a story on how homelessness affects students, we found a family. Carolyn Reitzer and her four children let me into their lives, after several weeks of working with shelters to find a family with school-age children willing to let the paper interview and photograph them.
Carolyn and her children were more than welcoming. I was able to photograph them three different times in less than 36 hours. And while I, personally, would have loved to have more time with them, I was very happy with how comfortable the family was with me around. You can see the full story and photo gallery here.
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April was full of stories about students, including vandalism, science and prom season.
March 2016
April 3, 2016I’ve been working this story of Chris and his mom for a couple of months now. The story, photos and video were published by the Statesman Journal today. Here it is.
February 2016
March 4, 2016January 2016
February 1, 2016Best of 2015
December 30, 2015December 2015
December 29, 2015November 2015
December 1, 2015October 2015
November 3, 2015October started as one of the hardest months I’ve ever worked through. The shooting at Umpqua Community College was horrific for so many reasons. The first night after covering the story in Roseburg, I called my parents in need of support after I couldn’t stop crying. Being at the vigil for the victims drained my energy both physically and emotionally. I was mentally exhausted while in Roseburg, but I’m glad I was able to be the one to cover the story for the Statesman Journal and USA Today. I hope to head back to southern Oregon in a few months to see how the school and community have tried to heal since losing nine people.
The rest of the month was pretty upbeat. I worked on lots of nice stories and fun videos associated with Halloween.