Journalism

Journalism

Edward R. Murrow - when journalism meant risking your life to tell the truth

Investigation methods, source management, and story development

Published Investigations

Platform Manipulation Research

"Online Nazis Have Figured Out How To Game Twitter" (February 16, 2020)

Investigative exposé revealing how extremist groups exploit Twitter's reporting system to silence opponents. Documented coordinated suspension campaigns and harassment targeting journalists. Investigation revealed how social media's own systems can be weaponized against free speech.

Election Integrity Analysis

"Things I've learned about elections" (February 9, 2020)

Behind-the-scenes analysis of election coverage methodology, including technical examination of polling systems and AP Elections API functionality. Provides insider perspective on NBC's election night operations.

Audio Journalism

Metaverse Podcast

"Metaverse - Episode 1: The Rise of Silk Road" (November 2016)

Produced investigative podcast exploring "true stories about humans, secrets, and the internet." Featured interviews with Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr about darknet markets and digital crime reporting.

Professional Journalism Career

NBC News Digital (2016-2019)

Senior Interactive Graphics Specialist focusing on election coverage innovation and breaking news graphics.

Major Projects:

• Election Coverage Leadership - Designed digital election tools used across NBC News and MSNBC
• Breaking News Graphics - Rapid-response visualization systems

Vocativ Graphics Editor (2014-2016)

Built data journalism capabilities from scratch at digital news startup focused on darknet and investigative reporting.

Achievements:

• Production Scaling - Increased graphics output from 5-6 per month to 5-6 per day
• Breaking News Response - Developed rapid-response systems for visual journalism
• Knight Foundation Grant - $35,000 award for journalism tool development

Election & Democracy Reporting

2020 Election Coverage

"Visualizing Election Uncertainty" (OSET Institute, October 2020)

Research collaboration on election reporting methodology, emphasizing importance of communicating uncertainty and uncounted ballots.

Election Data Analysis

GitHub - EAVS Analysis (2020)

Open-source repository analyzing Election Administration and Voting Survey data, providing tools for journalists covering election integrity and voting access issues.

Awards & Professional Recognition

Knight Prototype Fund Grant (2015)

$35,000 Knight Foundation Grant for Dataproofer project

Selected as one of 20 funded projects focused on "increasing civic engagement and making data more accessible."

Coverage:

• Poynter Institute
• Nieman Journalism Lab

Journalism Tools & Methodology

Open Source Contributions

Dataproofer - Data quality assessment tool for newsrooms

Related Concepts

• Investigative journalism - the methodology
• Journalism ethics - the responsibility
• Data visualization - making complexity visible
• Freedom of the press - why this matters
• Fact-checking - verification against noise

See Also

• Investigations - methodologies and runbooks
• Source Handling - protecting sources
• Data Journalism - telling stories with data

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Last updated: December 2025