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-Produces three to five daily stories, with audio and web versions, covering health policies and issues per week.-Reports and produces one in-depth audio and web feature every three weeks, featuring topics like Oklahoma’s transition to managed Medicaid, the impacts of staffing rules on state nursing homes and rural maternal health care.-Nationalized multiple local daily stories and a feature story for NPR National.

-Published two in-depth education stories and contributed to organizational fact-checks.

-Led team of 70+ reporters, editors and ad-team members.-Developed and contributed to 11 print publications, including a Roe v. Wade themed news magazine.-Held mayor accountable for hosting a historically public state of the city address in a private setting.-Identified impacts of a law intended to filter out obscene material within Oklahoma’s academic library databases and covered the broader impacts of similar legislation in libraries nationwide.-Led coverage on the death of… Show more -Led team of 70+ reporters, editors and ad-team members.-Developed and contributed to 11 print publications, including a Roe v. Wade themed news magazine.-Held mayor accountable for hosting a historically public state of the city address in a private setting.-Identified impacts of a law intended to filter out obscene material within Oklahoma’s academic library databases and covered the broader impacts of similar legislation in libraries nationwide.-Led coverage on the death of Norman inmate and local community member Shannon Hanchett.-Reported on and produced a podcast in Adobe Audition titled highlighting love stories on OU's campus.-Revitalized visual operations post-pandemic by increasing photo staff and Instagram posts and creating a TikTok.-Maintained OU Daily's budget and led fundraising efforts that resulted in $8,500 in giving. Show less

-Pitched and led a six-story project covering how undercounted youth are driving an overall increase in Tulsa's homeless population. The project featured six youth experiencing housing insecurity and four page one stories. -Produced daily coverage on topics including the Saint Francis Hospital shooting, Epic Charter School charges, primary elections, the Tulsa school board and city council, and COVID-19.

-Covered religious trauma in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and its effects on Oklahoma youth. -Led coverage of death row inmate and former OU student Julius Jones's near execution. -Investigated how application of ADA to COVID-related accommodations made coverage gaps for OU faculty.-Directed efforts to end weekly paper and create monthly print publications I now head as editor-in-chief. -Led policy allowing private subjects of past coverage to appeal for stories with their name to be… Show more -Covered religious trauma in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and its effects on Oklahoma youth. -Led coverage of death row inmate and former OU student Julius Jones's near execution. -Investigated how application of ADA to COVID-related accommodations made coverage gaps for OU faculty.-Directed efforts to end weekly paper and create monthly print publications I now head as editor-in-chief. -Led policy allowing private subjects of past coverage to appeal for stories with their name to be reexamined. Show less

-Investigated community fridge removal and wrote on how unhoused residents interact with businesses.-Introduced OU to its newest regent, Rick Nagel, opening the Daily's only direct regent contact.

-Covered budget decisions, elections, CARES Act allocations, city lawsuits and banning of conversion therapy.

-Grew audience by over 1,000 followers on Twitter, garnering 614K digital page views and 458K visitors. -Individually covered Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial and photographed survivors. -Advocated for Normanites locked out of a meeting in coverage of seldom enforced council capacity limits.-Broke news of university's ability to enforce masking despite state law.

-Explored increasingly better education standards that were historically lacking on the Tulsa Race Massacre.

-Illuminated difficulties faced by fine arts students performing during the pandemic.

-Deconstructed "defund the police" movement following misinformation spread after council budget meeting.-Managed to cover COVID-19's effect on the university despite remote status.

-Reinstated university theatre coverage-Shed light on mental health challenges in sports in quarterly magazine.