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I produce news, enterprise and investigative stories on issues related to public safety, national security, criminal justice, policing, and guns for all CBS News platforms, with an emphasis on accountability reporting.

New York, United States

Reported & produced enterprise stories for CBS News' documentary program CBS Reports. My accountability reporting prompted law enforcement and congressional investigations, as well as bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill.

Lead development on a premium white collar crime docuseries about the 2nd biggest Ponzi scheme in American history, as well as the systemic failures & widespread corruption that enabled it for two decades. Extensive reporting, story producing & source development with witnesses, whistleblowers and corporate insiders who helped commit a multibillion-dollar.

U.S., Canada, Abroad

Report, develop & produce documentary short & long-form programming for various production companies with a specialization in investigative journalism, premium verité documentaries, and newsmagazines. Reported print/digital national security investigative series on the intersection of law enforcement, intelligence collection, terrorism and civil rights in.

New York, United States

Reported, produced, scripted and directed premium geopolitical docuseries hosted by Fareed Zakaria. I crafted a narrative documentary from scratch, carrying it from idea inception and pitch through development, field work and post-production delivery, telling the backstory behind the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Extensive reporting, archival discovery.

New York, New York, United States

Editorial lead reporting stories for current affairs documentary feature film. Responsible for reporting, source and story development, writing treatments, building datasets to design animated visualizations, gaining filming access, interviewing sources on-camera, factual accuracy, fairness, and overall editorial integrity of the production which made its.

Produced 6x60 documentary series “Lincoln: Divided We Stand”, about the origins of the U.S. government’s executive authority and the legal basis behind civil rights in America as examined through the life and political work of President Abraham Lincoln. The special series aired on CNN February-March of 2021 and streamed on HBO Max.

New York, New York

I developed six hourlong, investigative documentaries for Netflix covering corruption across the global food industry, which received an Emmy nomination as an Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary. I reported enterprising stories about accountability issues from corporate negligence to public health threats, white collar crime, economic espionage.

Pitched, reported & wrote stories for the international, investigative newsmagazine TV program EXPLORER. I came up with what we should cover, wrote treatments developing the editorial backbone and story narrative for documentaries 7-20 minutes long. I provided editorial oversight, extensive reporting & research, interviewed sources, set up access & scouted.

New York

I reported on national and international breaking news for all NBCUniversal TV and digital platforms. My job was to spot emerging stories before anyone else, find the first witnesses, videos and pictures, then verify or debunk them during live coverage on minute-to-minute deadlines. Extensive computer-assisted reporting, data analysis and leveraging new.

New York City

I partnered with the Senior Editor leading the network's breaking news coverage. We monitored developing stories around the world and broke into scheduled programming with our latest reporting and images on everything from terrorist attacks to natural disasters. We were a core part of NBC newsgathering, working in close collaboration with live news senior.

New York City

Reported, wrote, filmed and produced top stories for up to five nationally-broadcasted newshours a day, including daytime and primetime. Produced feature and breaking news segments and packages on tight deadlines, coordinating coverage with war correspondents and production teams around the world. Pitched & field produced enterprise packages and live.

New York City

Produced short documentaries breaking down corruption within Syria, FIFA, the Vatican, the global oil industry, Israeli-Palestinian conflict etc. Crafted and directed digital strategy for the geopolitical program “Empire.” Launched and managed the show’s digital presence from scratch, developing its website and social media profiles. Filmed and produced.

New York City

Directed coverage of stories as a newsdesk editor, monitoring our network of 900+ hyperlocal sites to spot emerging stories and elevate content with national appeal. Reported and wrote trend stories and breaking news. Pitched and repurposed articles for AOL and Huffington Post.

Washington, D.C.

Wrote, researched, and produced U.S. news and feature stories (articles & video) for website and global TV newscast. Acted as social media editor, managing BBC World and BBC News U.S. Facebook and Twitter accounts. Monitored social media hubs for news leads and posted breaking news. Work with London, New York and LA bureaus.

New York City Area

Assistant to the center's director, Victor Navasky. Helped organize speakers, promoted and managed events. Liaised between Delacorte, Columbia University and top executives and editors across the magazine industry. Also assisted organizing content & research for Navasky's work as chair of the Columbia Journalism Review, as well as for his book "The Art of.

Toronto, Canada

Main liaison between the advertising and newspaper editorial divisions. Responsible for developing multi-platform advertising strategy and the development and launching of custom CMS for affiliate news sites.

Toronto, Canada

Managed six bureaus in English and French for the national newswire. Executive and point of contact overseeing all content. Led team that changed wire service from 73-year-old subscription model to digital publishing outlet. Drafted and balanced a six-figure budget, reported to board of directors, supervised the coordination of nine media conferences.

Master Of Science, Broadcast Journalism

Thesis on disparities in the criminal justice system - involved extensive policy and records analysis, FOIAs and data-assisted reporting..

Ba(Honors), History, Political Science, Writing & Critical Analysis

Focus in post-WWII international relations, diplomacy and historiography with studies in U.S., Africa, Europe, Middle East, and East Asia.

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