I am a graphic designer and journalist at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
Code Red
Code Red is an investigative project reporting on the relationship between climate change and poverty, examining the price that residents of “urban heat islands” pay, whether in chronic illnesses, higher crime rates or poverty. The project was a collaboration between Merrill College of Journalism and NPR.
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Bitter Cold
Bitter Cold is an investigative project that examines how climate change and public policy have made the winter months extremely dangerous for residents who struggle to pay heating bills and suffer from other medical conditions.
SEE MOREShoot to Kill
Baltimore is among the most lethal cities in the United States. One in three people shot in Baltimore in 2015 was killed. I helped create a presentation, animation and series of infographics to accompany this important story by crime reporter Justin George.
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Bridging the Divide
At a time when Maryland’s population is growing more diverse, the schools are becoming more segregated. This project examines local attempts to better integrate schools by race and class.
SEE MOREDismissed
Sun Investigates team spent a year examining Baltimore’s court system for landlord-tenant disputes. Their findings supported the notion that Baltimore’s rent court system favors landlords in disputes with tenants, who are ofter poor and disadvantaged.
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The 45-Minute Mystery of Freddie Gray’s Death
Published days before the unrest, this interactive explores the moments surrounding Gray’s arrest through photos, eyewitness video and groundbreaking investigative reporting.
SEE MORE50 Years of Merriweather
Over the past five decades, the Columbia venue has built its reputation through concerts that represented the zeitgeist of their times. We examine the legacy and future of Merriweather.
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Best of Baltimore
Baltimore Magazine included me in their Best of Baltimore list for 2016 for a Facebook essay and accompanying OpEd I wrote about a 28-year-old homicide victim whom I had encountered in an odd circumstance 12 years earlier.
SEE MOREEditor and Publisher feature
The 45 Minute Mystery of Freddie Grey interactive earned us a spot in Editor and Publisher’s “10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2016: Finding Success with Audience, Digital and New Revenue Ideas”
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