My stories have helped people understand the world around them through long-form storytelling, news and feature reporting, and data reporting.
Long-form reporting
Stry.us: They couldn’t light it, so instead they tried to fight it
Stry.us: The fake grenade toss heard ’round the world
Stry.us: More than a thousand words
Collegiate Times: Ex-felon moves forward
Other long-form work:
Stry.us: What We Think About When We Think About Coke.
Stry.us: Nobody Beats Walmart Prices. Except Maybe These Guys.
Collegiate Times: Living with the Virginia Tech shootings
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News and feature reporting
Collegiate Times: Coverage of the Dec. 8, 2011, campus shooting
- This tweet, which I sent from the crime scene, was the first report to confirm a fatality.
As editor-in-chief, I led a team of staffers in real-time coverage through social media. Later that evening, I orchestrated production of a special print edition and contributed reporting to The New York Times.
The Roanoke Times: Roanoke mother killed in homicide-suicide was seeking escape from abusive relationship
The Roanoke Times: Food pantry fills greater need than ever
Collegiate Times: Did Virginia Tech do enough to protect students during the April 16 shootings?
More from the trial:
Collegiate Times: Legal interpretation becomes turning point
Collegiate Times: The verdict: Families win suits
Other news and feature work:
The Roanoke Times: Resident works to drive prostitution out of neighborhood
The Roanoke Times: Community rallies to support parents of crash victims
The Roanoke Times: Get in peak condition on Roanoke mountains
The Roanoke Times: JROTC students salute inspirational teacher
Collegiate Times: Virginia Tech leads campus safety revolution
Collegiate Times: Answers lie in wait: Three years after April 16
New York Post: Five arrested at Tammany Hall point fingers at police
New York Post: Ex-con in home invasion where woman was burned to death gets 25 to life
Collegiate Times: Zhu sentenced to life in prison
Collegiate Times: Cho records found in home of former counseling director
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Families return to Tech for Day of Remembrance
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Weather forces changes as Tech observes anniversary of shootings
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Data reporting
New York Post: New York City’s toll bridges don’t offer premium safety
Other data work:
