I cover the Detroit Three, UAW and much more in the broader autos industry.

From union negotiations to supply-chain snarls, I covered the automotive industry for The Wall Street Journal. My coverage included the major car companies, as well as broader trends in retail, manufacturing and technology.

Delved into investigative pieces in areas of importance to the community, such as Mayo Clinic, the state department of corrections and economic development agencies. My stories on the MN Dept. of Corrections' response to COVID-19 prompted policy changes across state prisons.Additionally, I focused on chasing multiple threads across beats to produce scoops in key coverage areas.

Doggedly reported on the 2020 general election, diving into the recount process, safeguards against fraud and Black voter turnout in Milwaukee.

Part of the Pulitzer Prize-finalist team that reported on how COVID-19 swept through nursing homes. I dug into a robust investigation of a New Jersey veterans home that our reporting shows had more deaths to coronavirus than any other in the nation. After the investigation published, the Federal Department of Justice launched an investigation of NJ nursing homes and the governor fired top officials at the facility. As a producer and reporter for WSJ's robust podcast portfolio, I crafted segments for our What's News show, and occasionally stepped in as producer for Tech News Briefing. I reported and produced a 25-minute podcast for The Future of Everything on the future of artificial blood creation.

Managed a team of reporters and synthesized efforts to create the publication's first news podcast. Edited, voiced and produced the podcast using Adobe Audition. Edited hundreds of stories, crafted headlines and coached reporters as the assistant news editor.

Responsible for two pitches and at least one weekly story on the University Senate beat. Broke stories regarding the university's accreditation, campus legislation and and student affairs.

Collected and fact checked information from databases, public records and other resources to report for a national investigation into priests accused of child sex abuse.

Reported, researched and edited audio for NPR's investigative reporting team, focusing on a three-part investigation into urban heat islands. My solo reported and produced piece on the impact of high heat on mental health aired on Morning Edition.

In a joint AP and CNS criminal justice investigation on suicides in the nation's jails, I read hundreds of lawsuits, cleaned and analyzed a database, producing content used for a national enterprise story. Hear me discuss the investigation on WAMU: https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2019-09-23/why-are-suicides-on-the-rise-in-virginia-jails

Created the "Vision for the Future" series, where I interviewed industry leaders in the biosciences which I turned into multimedia pieces for the company website. My work with this series significantly boosted web traffic. Additionally, I strategized and implemented new initiatives to grow the customer base, with an emphasis on reaching customers through SEO and web content.