I am a reporter and new media specialist with experience creating interactive features and producing data-driven stories and multimedia. I mostly write about politics, economics, health and design. In July of 2011 I received my M.A. in online journalism from USC's Annenberg School for Communication. This is what I've been working on.
Monthly archive June, 2010
Locked Up in Iran

Locked Up in Iran

An editorial published in the Washington Post while I was working for Physicians for Human Rights in Washington: Roxana Saberi’s detention and trial ["U.S. Journalist Held in Iran Faces Charges of Spying," news story, April 9] are a tragic example of human rights violations that have become the norm in Iran. In a similar case, the...
Bafana Bafana!

Bafana Bafana!

I’m in Cape Town! More on Flickr.
Crenshaw package in Mediabistro's Fishbowl LA

Crenshaw package in Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA

Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA picked up our series on Crenshaw today. The set of 10 stories examines the challenges and successes faced by residents of a historically blighted urban area in Los Angeles, including Crenshaw High School. An excerpt from my piece on nutrition follows…
PTSD in Urban High Schools: Huffington Post

PTSD in Urban High Schools: Huffington Post

Today my article on post-traumatic stress among Crenshaw High schoolers was picked up by the Huffington Post.