The Waypoint
“A visual tale of the dangers those fleeing war and poverty face crossing the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece.
Journey alongside refugees through Lesbos, the gateway to a new life”
The polaroids of the cowboy poet
“The fantastic story behind one street photographer’s vast image archive. He captured a crumbling city and almost went down with it. Then one man saw his photos.”
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Presidential podcast
“A new podcast by The Washington Post exploring the character and legacy of each of the American presidents, in 44 episodes leading up to Election Day 2016.”
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Remembering the victims of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris
“At least 130 people were killed in a string of terrorist attacks in Paris on the night of Nov. 13. Here are their stories.”
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Do you agree with Pope Francis?
“The leader of the Catholic Church has been outspoken on many issues, including family, poverty and climate change. Explore his words and share how your views align.”
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Everything you need to know about the 2015 National Book Festival
“There’s something here for every book lover, and it’s all free, so browse the full schedule of talks and presentations below and see what strikes your fancy.”
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America's Best Food Cities
See an example of the ten-part series.
Awards & Recognition
- SND37 Award of Excellence for Combination News Print & Digital
- SND37 Award of Excellence for Features: coverage
Shaken Science: A disputed diagnosis imprisons parents
“Doctors and engineers have challenged the science behind Shaken Baby Syndrome for more than a decade, but the disputed diagnosis is still being used to help build murder and abuse cases nationwide. The Washington Post, in an investigation with journalists at Northwestern University’s Medill Justice Project, for the first time identified 200 criminal cases in 47 states that ended when charges were dropped or dismissed, defendants were found not guilty or convictions were overturned. In “Shaken Science,” a series starting online now and in print Sunday, The Post will explore the lives of parents and caregivers who were accused of abuse and later set free and the doctors who once believed in Shaken Baby Syndrome but now say the diagnosis doesn’t hold up.”
I oversaw the design and development of this project. I also helped pitch in with some of the development towards the end.
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Awards & Recognition
- SND37 Award of Excellence Combination Print & Digital
- SND37 Award of Excellence Use of Multimedia
The n-word: An interactive project exploring a singular word
“After the National Football League made the controversial decision to ban the n-word on the field this year, a team of Washington Post journalists explored the history of the word, its evolution and its place in American vernacular today.”
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Awards & Recognition
- Society for Features Journalism First Place for Digital Innovation 2014
- Society for Features Journalism Third Place for Integrated Storytelling
- SND36 Silver for Combination Print & Digital
- SND36 Gold for Use of Multimedia
- Emmy 2015 nomination for New Approaches: Documentaries
- White House News Photographer's Association First Place for Best Multimedia Package
- Online Journalism Award finalist for Excellence and innovation in visual digital storytelling, large
Hazards above: Fallen from the skies
“Since 2001, the U.S. military has had a problem with drones crashing around the world. Last year, though, set a record for Air Force drone crashes. All told, 20 large Air Force drones were destroyed or badly damaged in accidents last year, the worst annual toll ever, according to a Washington Post investigation. Driving the increase was a rise in mishaps involving the Air Force’s most advanced “hunter-killer” drone, the Reaper.”
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Awards & Recognition
- Best American Infographics 2014
- SND36 Award of Excellence for Combination Print & Digital
- SND36 Award of Excellence for Breaking/Daily News: Single-subject project
- Malofiej 23 Silver for Features
How well can you spell?
“We’ve written some silly sentences for the Oxford English Corpus’ list of commonly misspelled words. Try your hand at correcting them.”
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DC blooms 2014
“Washington’s famous cherry blossoms may be in the Tidal Basin — but pockets of cherry trees can be found all over the region. We’re bringing you a daily video portrait of trees around the District — and asking you to share the blossoms in your neighborhood.”
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Refuge: 18 stories from the Syrian exodus
“A child broken. Homes destroyed. Millions of lives upended. Syria’s refugee crisis is altering the Middle East.”
Reporter Kevin Sullivan and Photographer Linda Davidson had an idea for a series of stories and held a brainstorm prior to their reporting trip to Syria. They returned with powerful photographs and an interest in exploring different ways to showcase the voices of Syrian refugees outside of our standard article template. Tim Wong mocked up this "story gallery" experience and I worked with our Wordpress developer Connor Jennings to build out the templates.
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Awards & Recognition
- Malofiej22 Bronze for Features
- Online Journalism Award finalist for Feature (large)
- SND35 Award of Excellence for Coverage Features
- SND35 Silver for Organization portfolio
Homes for the Taking: Liens, Loss and Profiteers
“Too old, too tired and not enough money to fight. The District sold their small debts to investors, now their homes are gone for good.”
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Awards & Recognition
- Online Journalism Awards Finalist for University of Florida aware in investigative data journalism (large)
- Global Editors Network 2014 Data Journalism Award winner for best data-driven investigation
- SND35 Award of Excellence for Coverage Features
- SND35 Silver for Organization portfolio
The perils of Great Falls
“From thundering falls to placid-looking shallows, deadly hazards lurk in water all along the Potomac River Gorge.”
This project was a graphics collaboration. I helped determine the digital presentation and appropriate UI with editing and suggestions from the rest of the team, and built the page with HTML, CSS and light JavaScript.
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Awards & Recognitions
- SND35 Award of Excellence for Use of Multimedia
- Malofiej 22 Silver for Features