Journalism Clips
You may have stumbled upon this site through Google, or by using the QR code on my resume. Either way, feel free to click on some examples of my work. They range from in-depth features to multimedia packages and cover a wide range of topics. Feel free to contact me by email or on Twitter and let me know what you think.
When Dan Tangherlini became assistant secretary of the Treasury in 2009, he inherited a 700-square-foot corner office. But he gave it up — the reproduction of George Washington’s desk, an antique conference table and even his door — for a 100-square-foot workspace. His message to staff: As budgets shrink and workloads grow, we’re all going to have to make sacrifices.
Including elbow room.
Your new (shrinking) workplace: Agencies resort to ‘tightsizing’
The Defense Department is putting the finishing touches on a $1 billion, 6,400 person facility in Alexandria, V.A., in an effort to consolidate its operations around Northern Virginia. But there is just one snag – it doesn’t fit.
Seven months ago, Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue broke ground in the small town of Jackson, Tenn., for his agency’s first new call center in 10 years.The center, slated to open by the end of this year, would allow the agency to better respond to the fast-growing number of customers.
But the call center sits half-finished — a casualty of congressional budget cuts.
Social Security Administration struggles with budget cuts
It doesn’t have its own monitor. No mouse, no hard drive, no graphic user interface and only 8MB of RAM, but for Evan Koblentz, it’s exactly the type of computer that he wants.
http://inews6.americanobserver.net/articles/computer-collectors-hunt-electronic-treasure
As consumers turn more and more to the Internet to help them with everyday problems, cemeteries are trying to keep up with demand by placing records and services online. But can cemeteries across the region muster the manpower and money needed to turn paper into ones and zeros?
Cemeteries and Technology – the American Observer
Highway Excavation during the 1970s unearthed a treasure trove of historic artifacts and canal stones from the early 1800s. After much public debate, the stones were forgotten. The City of Pittsburgh began using the stones as part of small construction projects. And this story was the only one to highlight this misuse and reconstruct the history of the canal and the canal stones.
Pennsylvania Canal Stone Story – The Northside Chronicle
Let’s role-play for a second.
Imagine you are working in an industry that has been battered by the recent recession and rapid advances in technology. Instead of paying for teams of professionals, people are going online to find new content like yours or create their own. The Internet has opened the door to thousands of competitors, all offering content that appeals to just about any niche or taste.
Strange Bedfellows: What Journalism Can Learn From Adult Entertainment
This feature won first place in more than 12,000 entries judged by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. It focuses on the workdays of three University of Pittsburgh employees dedicated to shoveling and clearing snow from parking lots and sidewalks, and the problems they face day to day.
Snowy sidewalks don’t clear themselves – The Pitt News
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