This package, along with the print story by John Rogers, got good play. Here it is on the front page of Yahoo! News:
Tucson Shooting: Ron Barber tours memorial
I was sent to Tucson to cover the Gabrielle Giffords shooting. This is one of a handful of packages I turned that week. I also contributed to multiple text stories, including the first account from the intern who staunched the congresswoman’s blood and helped save her life.
LA’s adult film industry worried about new condom rules
I’ll admit that this shoot made me feel a little uncomfortable. But everyone was super-friendly and I was able to finish up the shoot and interviews before the action started.
Cursive writing: An endangered art?
A new Thanksgiving tradition? Adopting turkeys to save them from the oven
LAPD tests electric motorcycles.
Yes, that’s me on the bike in the last shot. Never trust a GoPro.
Border Patrol’s latest tool: Deterrence
I went to los Dos Nogales to report this with the border beat reporter. This was back when the AP let packages drone on for 4:13 with two (count ’em, 2!) reporter stand-ups for the right story. That one in front of the courthouse was shot in 109F heat!
Bug hunters pursue elusive citrus pest in LA suburbs
I pitched, booked, shot, wrote and edited this story in a day.
Cinco de Mayo or “Drinko” de Mayo?
I turned this package on a 24-hour deadline, back when AP VJ’s did more stand-ups. But for this package, I didn’t need an excuse!