I explored exactly how much money residents of the Bay Area were donating to Barack Obama and why through an interactive graph, data charts and videos. I was the team leader on this project and used the FEC database and Access to narrow down how much, in what amounts, when and where people donated from. I designed and coded all of the charts, reported, shot and produced video and assisted with the rest of the programming.
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In many places, the mere mention of sex conjures images of things that are taboo. In San Francisco, where sexual freedom has been a long-standing tradition, even the most sexually-free have taboos. Lisa Pickoff-White visited the Folsom Street Fair to learn where the liberated draw their lines.
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Before the Olympics I went to Beijing for the Washington Post. With six other reporters I helped report and produce a series of stories about everyday life of Beijingers in San Francisco and back in Beijing. I designed and developed the Web project.
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Working with a team of reporters and producers I helped redesign the Chauncey Bailey Project Web site. I was a part of the design, implementation and outreach for the site.
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Slain journalist Chauncey Bailey was a controversial figure in his hometown of Oakland, Ca., challenging people on his television show and in both the mainstream and ethnic press. This series of videos explores Bailey’s life through archival footage and recent interviews with his friends and colleagues. I led this project, produced and filmed with a small team.
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Before 1992, battered women in California who killed their abuser went to prison without the opportunity to show how years of abuse led to murder. In many cases, such testimony would have reduced their sentences. Since then, California law has changed and nearly 30 women have been released. These are the stories of 19 women freed since 2002.
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The African-American vote has become a major focus during this national election with the presence of the first serious black contender, Barack Obama. Black voters are largely choosing between Obama and Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton, who Toni Morrison affectionately called the “first black president.” Of those interviewed in Oakland on Super Tuesday, the vote leaned heavily towards Barack Obama and no one voted Republican. I shot, produced video and helped with the Web production. As a team my class turned this project around in an afternoon. We were featured on Yahoo! News.
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