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Tijuana Border Crossing

Tijuana Border Crossing 12/17/15 (enterprise)  

Posted in: AP, Business, Enterprise, Investigative, Video

Hello Kitty Turns 40 with Convention in LA

Hello Kitty Con 11/31/14 (day turn)

Posted in: AP, Arts & Culture, Business, Enterprise, Video

Student debt burdens multiple generations in rural Kansas

Here’s an enterprise story that took me to the rolling prairie of Western Kansas, where I got to know a lovely family: Lori, Jon and Elyse Bigler. My package was just part of the AP report. AP produced an interactive along with the text story by Josh Boak.

Posted in: AP, Business, Enterprise, Investigative, Video

Package on water infrastructure generates hits

I will be the first to admit that I might have grumbled a bit when I got this assignment. An exhaustive look at the degraded water infrastructure across the US… I’m usually not scared of wonky stories, but this was Not a natural video story. Then I grumbled some more while pouring through 7 wire […]

Posted in: AP, Business, Enterprise, Investigative, Video

Valentine’s flash back: Searching for pests hiding in international flowers

I pitched, shot and edited this Valentine’s day package on deadline a few years ago. Don’t remember why I did this as a “First Person,” because it would’ve been easier to explain the global economics and agricultural threat with a track. In retrospect, I’d tweak the audio a bit, and edit a little tighter with […]

Posted in: AP, Business, Deadline, Enterprise, Video

Still busy on breaking news… Port Labor and Measles

Don’t you love it when the news shifts right under your feet? That’s what happened when the ports followed through on their lockout threats this weekend. I had already moved on to my second shoot of the day, but had to re-do my first package. Oh well, at least we have a ton of great […]

Posted in: AP, Breaking, Business, Health, Video

Making Waves: Surfers Cash In with Man-Made Parks

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Tap the Water Sommelier for High-end H2O

I’m proud to say that this was my own story idea. It got great play on AOL. My only regret is that I didn’t have time to shoot a stand-up!

Posted in: AP, Business, Deadline, Enterprise, Food, Video

California’s aerospace industry braces for defense cuts

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  • About

    Raquel Maria Dillon is a journalist with a decade of reporting and writing experience. She combines the speed and accuracy of the wire with public radio storytelling sensibilities and the fearlessness of a veteran visual journalist.

    Her technical skills and writing voice have been honed by hourly deadlines and daily field reporting. She has an innate sense of what makes a good story, in video, words, sound, or whatever comes next.

    This is a sample of her work.

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