September 2018
October 4, 2018August 2018
September 4, 2018August brought a large installment of homeless stories from the Statesman Journal. I was able to shoot photos and video for all of the three main segments (here, here and here). I think as a newsroom we are gaining the trust of homeless advocates and those they help in Salem. It seems like we are getting a lot more open and vulnerable interviews and visuals the longer we work on stories of homelessness in our community. It is a wonderful feeling. August, of course, also means the fair and back-to-school. Also, I included a couple of shots from our vacation to Crater Lake National Park.
July 2018
August 2, 2018June 2018
July 8, 2018Jack Schumacher, at age 14, died of a rare bone cancer and was possibly another victim of a West Salem osteosarcoma cluster. ANNA REED / Statesman Journal
May 2018
June 11, 2018April 2018
May 2, 2018March 2018
April 7, 2018March was a great month. The Statesman Journal published some meaningful stories surrounding sexual abuse at a local church and families facing homelessness. It was so nice to feel like we are doing real watchdog journalism. Riding in a fire engine ladder and getting splattered with neon paint was just a fun bonus.
February 2018
March 6, 2018January 2018
February 8, 2018January was
December 2017
January 2, 2018November 2017
December 5, 2017October 2017
November 2, 2017Kim Kinney’s longtime partner died by suicide in 2015. To treasure his memory, she walks in the Out of the Darkness walk for suicide awareness and prevention.
September 2017
October 1, 2017September is for football/fútbol.
August 2017
September 2, 2017May/June/July 2017
August 1, 2017The summer has sped by. In May, a reporter and I out went out to the Oregon Coast for three days to learn how the recreational marijuana industry is affecting the already booming tourism industry. The video I made is above. The complete story, along with other USA Today recreational marijuana stories, can be seen here. The full series was published all across the country on July 31.
Otherwise, the Statesman Journal Sports Awards and vacation (imagine that) took up most of my time in June. July was back to normal. We’ll see how August and the total solar eclipse that is passing over Oregon goes. I’ll be back out at the coast to cover the hordes of people expected to descend upon Oregon.
April 2017
May 3, 2017April saw the publication of two stories I had worked on for a long time. First, a story on a surrogate here in Oregon who was carrying a child for a New York couple. Oregon is one of the most surrogacy-friendly places in the country and the world. I spent several months following both families as they worked together to bring a child into their worlds. In October of last year, the baby boy was born. I was able to be in the delivery room and see those first moments when Will and Dan met their son after he had been carried for nine months by Yessenia. It was simply amazing. The story was part of a larger USA Today project on the laws and emotions surrounding infertility and the lengths potential parents go to to have a child. The Will and Dan portion of the project can be seen here.
Second, I pursued a story at a new place in downtown Salem. Church Street Boxing is actually on Church Street, but it is also a church/boxing gym combo. Sundays, people gather to worship. And the rest of the week, people come to workout and learn to box. The pastor behind the space says he likes that both the boxing and the spiritual guidance teach the same values; determination, discipline and a sense of direction.
March 2017
March 31, 2017February 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.