I’ve been a reporter, a homepage editor, blog editor, social media editor, mobile editor, newsroom manager, journalism professor and now, a startup founder. My published work varies from spot and enterprise reporting to advice on mobile storytelling to my thoughts on the future of journalism and media. I’ve been published in USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed News, Nieman Lab and MediaShift, among others, and I’ve been interviewed on KPCC. Here’s a sampling of my work organized by topic.
Future of media
- Know the context your journalism is operating within, Nieman Lab, January 2020
- Publishing news across platforms means earning trust across platforms, Trusting News, April 11, 2019
- More access, but not that kind, Nieman Lab, December 2018
- Can we please move on from “multimedia”? There’s a better way to think about your newsroom’s digital production, Medium, Sept. 18, 2018
- Shutting down your chatbot? OK, but here’s a tip for when you start it back up, Medium, Aug. 15, 2018
- Writing answers before you know the question, Nieman Lab, December 2017
- Introducing Amy the Stylebot, Medium, Nov. 28, 2017
- Facebook’s identity crisis: is the social media platform a publisher or not?, KPCC, April 18, 2017
- Dear news media: Here’s what your future audience wants you to fix, Medium, Feb. 21, 2017
- Show your work, Nieman Lab, December 2016
- What Facebook did to media literacy in America, KPCC, Nov. 15, 2016
- Meet the Bots Reporting on the Republican and Democratic Conventions, MediaShift, July 27, 2016
- Just tell a story, Nieman Lab, December 2015
Mobile storytelling
- Why How You Do What You Do Matters, BuzzFeed, Jan. 14, 2016
- The Word You Should Think About When Sending A Push Notification, BuzzFeed, June 5, 2015
- Important To Us Doesn’t Have To Mean Important To You, BuzzFeed, April 15, 2015
- A news app isn’t a new homepage. It’s a social media account., BuzzFeed, March 26, 2015
National and political news
- Supreme Court considers gay marriage in wake of ballot box breakthroughs, Yahoo News, Nov. 30, 2012
- Republican convention protesters come armed with outrage, hashtags, Yahoo News, Aug. 27, 2012
- In debate prep, student stand-ins for candidates resemble real thing, Yahoo News, Jan. 7, 2012
- First responder fights back after losing foot to 9/11 accident, Yahoo News, Aug. 16, 2011
- Gay couples use weddings to wage ballot fight, USA Today via Associated Press, Aug. 4, 2008
- Jesus vs. the ACLU, ABC News, July 30, 2007
- Hershey Vs. Pot Dealer in Trademark Suit, ABC News, May 31, 2007
Features
- As trail reopens, we recall edits to the Hollywood sign: Save the Pood?, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 5, 2015
- The story behind the viral photo of the ‘1 Minute Parking’ sign, Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2014
- Sochi Olympics: Things I learned as a competitive figure skater, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 2014
- Sochi Olympics: Figure-skating fashion with Nick Verreos, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 2014