www.nbcolympics.com, 2009-2010
Producer, NBC Universal, Stamford, Conn. and Vancouver

Multimedia Producer, 2008
NBC Pittsburgh (WPXI), Beijing, China
Produce videos, edit photos, and write stories during the Beijing Olympic Games.

WAMU 88.5 FM, NPR member station, 2008-2009
Reporter, Washington, D.C.
Deadline-driven spot news and enterprise reporting heard during NPR programming.

National Public Radio, Washington, D.C., 2009
Executive Producer, Intern Edition
Teach and oversee 25 interns to produce Intern Edition, a radio and online multimedia show.

WPSU-FM, State College, Pa., NPR member station for central Pennsylvania, 2005-2008
Freelance Reporter
Features and spot news for air during NPR programming.

Online News Association (ONA) 2009-2011
Society of Professional Journalists Reporters Institute 2009
Keystone Multimedia Workshop 2009
Computer Assisted Research and Reporting (CARR) certification 2008

Sports Emmy Award, NBCOlympics.com, Outstanding New Approaches, 2011
Finalist for a Kroc Fellowship at National Public Radio, 2009
1st Place – Society of Professional Journalists Award for Radio In-depth Reporting, 2008
1st Place, 7th Place – Hearst Foundation Broadcast Journalism Award, 2007
1st Place, 2nd Place – AP Pennsylvania Bureau Broadcast Journalism Award, 2007-08

Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.
B.A. Journalism, Minor in Philosophy, 2008

I just experienced all I’ll ever need from sports.

I work nights now, so today’s 10 a.m. U.S.A.-Algeria match finally fit my schedule. I decide against the new Brooklyn soccer bar that I’ve been wanting to get to. My roommate said the place was jammed for the game against Slovenia. She couldn’t get in the door. So I head back to the same bar I watched the Champions League final in.

I walk in and everyone has scooped up all the seats, so I wander back to the projection screen where a bunch of tables are set up. I find the only open one and sit down. I look up at the screen, then I have a look around the room. I want to gauge who I’ll be watching with. Two guys in some U.S. garb on my right. A family way up front.

And in his blue U.S. away jersey and some bright red Nikes, Spike Lee is sitting at the table in front of mine. He’s here with a friend, waiting for the game to start.

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- David (say who now?)

Families from across Brooklyn brought their Mother’s Day celebrations down to the new Brooklyn Bridge Park on Sunday. The fifth annual Spring Fling included face painting, children’s yoga, and live music by AudraRox down by the water’s edge. The event was co-hosted by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation. In this audio slideshow, three Brooklyn moms who were at the park reflect on the motherly advice they received when they were young.

What’s the best piece of advice you ever got from your mom?

– David (who?)

1. Today’s program as a map

Rich audio features and reports can become buried in the current blog format. A click-able, link-able map would be a more interactive way of introducing each piece. Because the web is a visual tool, it’s important that listeners don’t have to do too much digging.

For example, The World on Friday, April 16 (UMapper)

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2. Formatting and tone

One of the great advantages of online reporting is the straightforward, accessible writing style. It’s a lot like radio actually. You get to write how you speak. This doesn’t mean dulling down the writing. It means writing in concise sentences. I found this tutorial (written by a U of Florida journalism instructor) to be a great resource for how to write online.

I see that very often a radio script gets posted as the transcript. It’s an added task to reformat these stories to be read online, but I think this is the expectation for visitors. I like the way that bites can be highlighted in grey, but maybe if this was set into a column it would be easier to follow. Pictures can also upset the format, but they do a nice job in Ari Daniel Shapiro’s latest  story of breaking up the text and giving us a visual. Very cool.

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3. More than an archive for stories

When I come to a news site, I’m searching for what’s happening now, or for a heads-up on what’s about to happen. The page currently previews one story on that night’s program.

I’m curious about what the The World’s editors see as the day’s most important international news stories. If a brief list came out at midday, I could make sure to pay attention. The PBS Newshour does this well in a blog called The Rundown. Each story comes with a one- or two-sentence description. Simple, conversational writing. What if there was an audio version available? Or a slideshow preview? This could be sent out via the Facebook group at lunchtime when many people put down work and jump online for a break.

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4. Simplify stories about trade and connections between foreign governments

For example, Which countries are buying World Cup tickets? (Sourcemap)

iPod production

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5. Podcasting

5a.) Finding certain stories within a 51:00 podcast

What if a listener wants to download the podcast and skip around to a certain story? Creating chapters would make it easier to find that story  a friend mentioned. (Apple instructions.)

5b.) Improve search results in iTunes

The World is not currently one of the four top results when searching “The World” in the podcast section. It has to be easier to reach. It may be necessary to remove collaboration branding to improve SEO.