Field notes / Issue 07

Stories that
make noise.

Journalist turning complex public-interest stories into clear, human reporting, from the first tip to the final line.

Investigative reportingNarrative featuresData-led journalism

About the byline

A portfolio built like a newsroom wall: facts first, context close behind, and every story given room to breathe.

I report on the systems behind everyday life, cities, accountability, culture, and the people who are usually hardest to hear. My work blends patient interviews, document research, data checks, and vivid scene-setting.

42Published investigations
18Long-form features

Reporting beats

Distinct lanes, one editorial principle: follow the evidence and keep the reader close to the people affected.

01 / Accountability

Power, policy & public money

Investigations that trace decisions, documents, contracts and consequences.

02 / Cities

How places shape lives

Ground reporting on housing, mobility, infrastructure and the hidden geography of opportunity.

03 / Culture

People behind the headline

Human-centred features that connect cultural shifts with lived experience.

Selected work

Representative clips with an emphasis on original reporting, narrative clarity and public value.

01

The Missing Minutes

A document-led investigation into delayed emergency response times across three districts.

INVESTIGATION
02

After the Flyover

A reported city feature following families displaced by a decade-long infrastructure project.

FEATURE
03

The Last Night Market

A visual narrative about vendors, changing neighbourhoods and the economics of informal work.

CULTURE
04

Numbers Don't Lie - Unless We Let Them

A data explainer showing readers how to interrogate public statistics without losing the human story.

DATA

Newsroom trail

Experience across reporting desks, field assignments and collaborative investigations.

Senior Reporter · The Daily Ledger

Lead reporter for accountability and city beats; develop investigations from source development through publication and follow-up.

Staff Writer · Northline Magazine

Produced reported features, profiles and explainers, often working across print and digital desks with editors and visual teams.

Reporter · Metro Desk

Covered daily city news, courts and civic institutions while building a network of local sources and records-based reporting habits.

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