Category Archives: Journalism

Judge approves settlement in wrongful death lawsuit of Columbia firefighter The thing I am still learning to do, is write on a tight deadline. Not that this piece was tight, or demanded on deadline, but it was a piece we decided to cover and I knocked out in about an hour or so. It wasContinueContinue reading “Wrongful death”

Proposed health care plan to replace the ACA would cut tax credits for many Missourians  More of an explainer than anything else I’ve done, this story really came from the fact that I kept hearing about tax credits, but I, in trying to write about them as a reporter, didn’t even really understand what they were.ContinueContinue reading “Tax credits”

‘Whose Streets?’ is a ‘correction of the narrative’ about Ferguson This assignment came sort of late and round about. True/False was in full swing and, essentially, we were looking for a chance to take a deeper look at a film — especially with Vox covering reviews for the films and a handful of other reportersContinueContinue reading “‘Whose Streets?’”

Part of Ninth Street closed for True/False festivities I think my favorite part of writing this little story was simply getting a little tangled up in some True/False chaos (delightful chaos, to be sure). Certainly it’s an important little piece, but felt like the sort of thing I would skim if I came upon it.ContinueContinue reading “Playing catch-up”

Social media posts started relationships that ended in terrorist suspect’s indictment When I first considered the thought of being a journalist, it was always this sort of adversarial ideal: checking the power of those who hold it. It’s the sort of journalism that I’ve always admired. So, getting a chance to dive into a story likeContinueContinue reading “‘By The Book’”

The Affordable Care Act was flawed from the start in Missouri, but still insured thousands  First and foremost, working on this story was a lot of fun. At times it was stressful and frustrating, and at times I felt like I would never be able to work my way out of it, I’d never beContinueContinue reading “Flawed from the start”

This quick write up about the bigger planes being used at the regional airport was my second of Friday, which was another first. Previous to this, everything I’d done had been much more of a focused look at a single story that I used the day researching, planning, and writing. So churning out two stories, briefContinueContinue reading “Bigger airplanes”

Covering this quick write up of an over night fire was my first real crack at doing a brief summarizing report of an event. Working the copy desk has given me the opportunity to read lots of these from Missourian writers before, though, so I had a general understanding of what it should look like.ContinueContinue reading “Friday Fire Report”

One of the strangest things I’ve done so far this semester is certainly some good ol’ Facebook stalking. Obviously, this isn’t my first go round on the process, but in the past I’ve always perused the information of people I am at least tangentially related to (via friend or family). Which, I think is theContinueContinue reading ““Facebook Stalking””