Month October 2016

I watched this movie over the summer, but the second time around I paid more attention to the details rather than merely the plot. For example, the first time I watched it I thought Marty Baron was the bad corporate… Continue Reading →

This movie was great albeit, very stressful. I can’t imagine being in this situation. The data they dug up were old archives of previously done stories, one being the Porter case and the Geoghan case. They went through settlement cases… Continue Reading →

Watch the movie Spotlight. Pay close attention to the reporting process. What “data”  the journalists dug up, collected and organized: PD Numbers The priest had molested kids at 6 different parishes Documents proving the cardinal knew Priest in Boston molested… Continue Reading →

here is a peer review

Sports are culturally celebrated around the world. Team affiliations and fan devotion can unite and divide a nation, town and even family. Within the athletes themselves itself, things are no different. Division II highest ranked teams: plot data on where team… Continue Reading →

I did my story on medium. Click here to see it.

Story 1: Journey to the Third Coast rough draft   “It’s like living in hell” says Dogon Sedigy.  His far off voice from Rwanda seems closer than the distance a map might suggest.  He continues to describe his living situation… Continue Reading →

Multimedia possibilities: Radio-style summary of the story with quotes Map of music venues in Austin ??? ideas   Jake Laporte was 10 years old when he first wanted to be a musician.   “I heard The White Stripes song ‘Seven… Continue Reading →

Anna Green Story Timeline/Slideshow (Linked to sections listed below. Date, event, short explanation. Intro (introduction of Green. Mention Mason. Mention DUI. Mention current circumstances.) Anna Green is a frank and candid in discussing the events of her mistake. An ex-classmate… Continue Reading →

Five days a week four volunteers, one of which includes a certified nurse, pile into an old moving truck in an effort to supply drug users with harm reduction services in various parts of Austin. The non-profit organization in charge… Continue Reading →