Natasha Vicens Email & Phone Number

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Pittsburgh

Reported in-depth and investigative stories on how the energy industry affects the environment and people's lives; produced video and audio to bolster story packages; identified and analyzed data to include in stories and build data visualizations; wrote daily posts for the PublicSource site on the energy/environment beat; helped run social media accounts for PublicSource to boost our web traffic.

Phoenix, Az

Produced stories about immigration, voting rights, LGBTQ issues and the 2012 presidential election distributed locally and nationally. Was one of two reporters sent to cover the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. I also helped run the newsroom's multimedia desk where we parsed data and built graphics for all of the reporters.

Phoenix, Az

-Researched and wrote the lead story for the overall News21 project where we compiled one of the most exhaustive databases of election fraud cases in the U.S. The project generated millions of pageviews on major national news sites including The Washington Post and the Center for Public Integrity. -Wrote an in-depth story about poll watchers using intimidation tactics in black neighborhoods across the U.S. during the 2012 presidential election.

Puerto Rico & Phoenix, Az

Researched and produced an in-depth piece on the perils of Dominican women squatting in a small town in Puerto Rico and their struggle to stay on the land.