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Currently at the California Reporting Project, I’m working to turn use-of-force and police misconduct records into data.

At KQED, I worked on award-winning investigations examining fire risk, how older people are increasingly living in fire prone areas and the breakdown of emergency response systems. During the pandemic, I dug into my years of experience with death investigations to examine excess and disproportionate deaths due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses. I also have years of experience covering immigration detention, jails and prisons.

As a data journalist and digital producer, I’ve led digital election coverage, from statewide voter guides to campaign finance metrics and election night results. 

I’ve built applications to meet daily audience needs, from fire, smoke and electrical outage maps to COVID-19 case rates, hospitalizations and deaths.

As a daily reporter I’ve worked on breaking news stories and long-term investigations. I’ve developed strategies to engage our audience where they are.

EXPERIENCE

Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, California Reporting Project’s Director of Research, February 2024 – present

  • Build new tools to manage record requests and extract data from files
  • Collaborate with dozens of newsrooms to generate reporting
  • Work closely with partner newsrooms and record request manager to shape FOIA and legal strategies, resulting in more than 20 TB of files

Stanford’s Big Local News, Fellow, September 2021 – February 2024

  • Continue to build tools with engineers at Stanford and UC Berkeley to automate extracting information from textual, video and audio reports on police violence and misconduct.
  • Lead team of researchers to manage 3,000+ public record requests
  • Extract and analyze information, and assist Project members with reporting.

KQED, Data Journalist, Senior Producer, November 2016 – February 2024

  • Guide the California Reporting Project on requesting use-of-force and misconduct records from hundreds of agencies and extracting data for investigations and public use.
  • Lead award-winning investigative projects for online and broadcast.
  • Specialize in data reporting and analysis, including elections, fires and policing. Assisting staff with record requests, analysis. Building daily applications, fire maps and COVID-19 case counts.

KQED, Senior Interactive Producer, September 2013 – January 2017

  • Won a regional Murrow award for my coverage of and an USC Annenberg California Health Data Fellowship to produce a series examining the treatment of mentally ill inmates in jails.
  • Team won Knight Prototype Grant to produce health-cost transparency database called “essential” by JAMA of Internal Medicine editor. Product-managed form and created social-media strategy.
  • Led migration of KQED News. Led new site launch for The California Report; traffic quintupled in three months. Created and led training program for 50+ staffers.
  • Produced investigative feature examining pipeline safety five years after the deadly San Bruno explosion using data analysis and interviews.
  • Lead investigative projects for online and broadcast.
  • Specialize in data reporting and analysis, including elections, utilities, corrections and Medicare. Assisting staff with public-record requests and data analysis.

Interim Online Editor, May 2013 – September 2013

  • Managed team of reporters, bloggers and photographers through award-winning same-sex marriage reporting, BART strike coverage and other breaking-news events.
  • Researched and implemented a new open source asset management system for staff and freelancers improving productivity and workflow.
  • Created online freelancer guide.

Interactive Producer, July 2010 – April 2013

  • Created and produced award-winning California Proposition Guide, with more than 600,000 page views. Continued guide series with Obamacare Guide.
  • Created and managed photography and video internship program.
  • Wrote daily articles and built interactives, including maps and data visualizations.
  • Manage news homepage, create content packages.

Center for Investigative Reporting, Multimedia Producer, August 2009 – July 2010

  • Product-managed California Watch launch with developers and designers.
  • Produced interactives, including video, audio, Flash and data visualization.

Chauncey Bailey Project, Data and Research Assistant, July 2008 – September 2008

  • Created databases of businesses and properties owned by Bey family. Tracked campaign contributions to local government officials since 1990.
  • Helped design and build website and content-management system. Produced award-winning multimedia packages.

NationalJournal, Online Producer, January 2007 – August 2007

  • Produced special news features, such as flash maps, photo slideshows and a multimedia election section.
  • Wrote political book reviews and other feature pieces.

Freelance, reporter, videographer and producer for a variety of outlets, August 2004 – present

  • National radio broadcasts, including Here and Now, The Takeaway and Reveal.
  • San Francisco Chronicle, Reported and built interactive game on water allocation.
  • Washington Post, Produced video-driven interactive for the Beijing Olympics.

EDUCATION

MJ, Journalism New Media, University of California, Berkeley, May 2009

BA, Print Journalism American University, Washington, D.C., May 2005

Honors Program student, summa cum laude, Kappa Tau Alpha

SKILLS

  • Prompt engineering, Project management, Python, HTML, CSS, Excel, Access, SQL, WordPress, Premier, Photoshop

AWARDS

  • National Edward R. Murrow Award, Broadcast Investigation 2020, Older and Overlooked
  • Peabody Finalist, News 2018, Warning system down: California’s deadliest fires
  • Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California Awards, James Madison Freedom of Information 2018, Investigative Reporting 2018 and 2017, Journalism Innovation 2015
  • Regional Edward R Murrow Award, How Are We Treating Mentally Ill Inmates New Series 2016, California Same-Sex Marriage 2014, News Website 2013 Water and Power 2013, Election Coverage 2012
  • Knight Public Service Award and Investigative Journalism Award 2009, Chauncey Bailey Project
  • Online Journalism Award, Small Investigative 2009, Chauncey Bailey Project
  • Online Journalism Award, Best Small Team Student Journalism 2009, It Happens at Midnight
  • Wired Excellence in New Media 2009, It Happens at Midnight
  • Finalist, SXSW Interactive 2010, It Happens at Midnight