2026 / 05
The Last Mile of Public Money
An accountability feature tracing municipal funds from allocation to neighborhood delivery.
Investigative
Journalist · Reporter · Story editor
Truth,
lit in public.
I report from the places where policy meets people, turning complex beats into precise, human stories with a sharp eye for evidence, context and consequence.
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01 / Selected dispatches
Stories with
receipts.
A portfolio built like a newsroom wall: headline, evidence, angle and the detail that makes a reader stop. Replace these sample stories with your strongest published work.
“The best lead is often hiding in the document everyone else skimmed.”
2026 / 02
When the River Moved the Map
Climate reporting built around field interviews, satellite records and local planning files.
Climate
2025 / 11
The Quiet Cost of a Fast City
A reported narrative on housing, commuting and the people priced out of convenience.
Urbanism
2025 / 07
Inside the Data Desk
A newsroom explainer showing how verification changes the shape of a breaking story.
Media
02 / Reporting beats
Follow the
signal.
Public Affairs
Policy, civic systems, institutions and the decisions that land differently on the ground.
Climate & Cities
Human-centered reporting on resilience, infrastructure, migration and environmental change.
Investigations
Document-led reporting, source development, verification and clear narratives from messy evidence.
Culture & Media
Stories about how information travels, who shapes it and what audiences believe.
03 / Reporting method
Verify before
you amplify.
Start with the overlooked lead.
Documents, public records, local voices, datasets and the small inconsistency worth checking twice.
Build the evidence chain.
Triangulate claims, preserve source context, challenge assumptions and separate what is known from what is alleged.
Make complexity readable.
Strong structure, vivid field detail and plain language, without flattening nuance or losing the human stakes.
04 / The numbers behind the byline
8Years in reporting rooms & field notebooks
42Features, explainers & long-form stories
17Investigative / accountability projects
05 / Assignment desk
Have a story
worth chasing?
For commissions, editorial collaborations, speaking or newsroom conversations, send a note with the angle, timeline and best way to reach you.
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