Writing Samples

I have written various sections of the many sites featured in my digital portfolio. However, the stories below are a few examples of projects where I focused almost entirely on reporting and writing.

AMERICA REBUILDS
This is a companion site to a documentary narrating a year spent at Ground Zero. I wrote profiles of all key characters and developed a photographic tour of the site.

Profiles
A Lifetime Wrapped in a Marathon Inside a Year
'Preservation of Life'
Sit By Me
Representing the Firefighter
A Place the Authority Built
Slurry Wall Guru
You Just Kept Moving Forward
Emphasizing the Vital in Revitalization

Engineering the Cleanup


MADE IN CHINA
This is a six-week exploration of science and technology in the PRC. For this project, I was part of a three-part team, responsible for research and writing.

A Tour of Two Cities
Chow Fun
When a Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures
Musical Dim Sum
All The Chi In China
All the Time in the World
Shanghai Chic
Defying Gravity
Written in the Stars
A River Runs Through It
Trainspotting
People, Boats and Money

DISCOVERY CHANNEL - PEKING TO PARIS
This was a multi-part project covering a 12,000-mile road rally commemorating a 1907 event. For this site, I was responsible for research, writing, and some photography.

Get Ready, Get Set ...
The Lord is Down, the Race is On
The Trials of Burt & Hermann
Lightening the Load
Rest Day
A Cold Rain
Survival of the Fittest
Captain Zen
High Jinks on the Friendship Highway
Under the Big Top
Master of Ceremonies

DISCOVERY CHANNEL ECO-CHALLENGE PATAGONIA
Discovery offered multimedia coverage of the Eco-Challenge adventure race in Argentina. For this project, I was responsible for research and writing.

Survival of the Fittest
A Watery Start
Neck-and-Neck
Women Rule?
Blizzard Transforms Race
Victory In Sight
Greenpeace Wins Closest-Ever Race
Top Teams Done; Dozens Still Racing
Race Could End Thursday
Survival Mode
'They Will Know We Have Tried And Lost'