Journalism & Documentary
Investigating, Discovering and Reporting Events that Shape the World and Us
Below are samples of my reporting work. I was a staff senior video journalist for The Wall Street Journal for five years. Prior to this, I worked as a foreign correspondent across South Asia and East Africa, investigating such topics as the fate of Nepal’s Maoist rebel camps, the stone pelters in militarized Kashmir, and FDLR combatants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I’ve also covered social enterprise across rural India, and the wreckage of Japan’s 2011 earthquake from the disaster zone.
Migration
The Migrant Priest, A Lifeline for African Refugees
For nearly 20 years, Eritrean priest Mussie Zerai has served as a one-man crisis line for distressed migrants and refugees on shipwrecked vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
Energy
North Dakota’s Oil Rush: If the Boom Goes Bust
Millions of barrels of oil are rolling out of North Dakota each year and thousands of job-hungry Americans are rolling in, drawn to lucrative oil jobs. But the state faces a challenge: How much do you build when an oil boom may one day bust?
Health and Science
Catholic Nun Supports Abortion Rights
What I learned after meeting a Catholic Nun who supports abortion rights In our catchphrase country, complexity around a debate like abortion is like dirty dishwater – opaque and best avoided. But it’s needed now more than ever.
Rallying Citizen Scientists to Fight Fatal Disease
When the Hempel twins were diagnosed with a fatal genetic disease, their parents embarked on a quest to save them, demanding that researchers partner with them to find a cure…
Feature
Bubblegum Alley
It’s okay to be naughty in bubblegum alley. Gum chewing may be going out of style, with overall sales down in the U.S., but there’s one place where it’s still poppin’: California’s Bubblegum Alley. For decades, visitors have smashed gum on the walls. Hygienic? No way! But, the tradition has stuck.