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Investigations
As an intern on the investigations desk, I contributed reporting to “Trust Fund Raiders,” a special report that examined cases of trust fund fraud with 10 nursing home caretakers. I researched and reported on three other investigative pieces, including a story on the spread of MRSA, and I wrote a piece for the breaking news desk about the "Knockout Game."
Breaking News & Investigations
Breaking News
ARLnow.com | Restonnow.com
These hyper-local news sites, which get many news tips from a police scanner, introduced me to a fast-paced breaking news environment. Over the summer of 2014, I wrote more than 35 stories (profiles of entrepreneurs, a story on food trucks and city construction, a long feature on public art) for ARLnow.com and Restonnow.com. In August 2014, I scooped a story on “Love Locks” on the Key Bridge in D.C. This story for ARLnow.com alerted the Washington Post to the phenomenon.
For this online news source in Takoma Park, Maryland, I reported on the city government (two years prior to working as the city’s arts coordinator) and wrote features on residents. I covered a range of subjects -- from the city’s Safe Grow Ordinance to curbside composting. I also wrote a story about Mother Jones journalist and Takoma Park resident David Corn.