As Opinion Editor (2014-2015), Deputy Head of News (2015) and Deputy Editor (2015-2016) of Guardian US, I built and managed diverse teams, coordinated global strategy, and oversaw award-winning investigations:
THE COUNTY
A groundbreaking five-part series blending investigative journalism, documentary storytelling and interactive graphics to expose America’s deadliest police force. Winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Video Investigative Reporting, Online Journalism Award for Topical Reporting and Webby Award for Best Individual Editorial Experience. Nominee for the News & Documentary Emmy Award for New Approaches to Current News Coverage.
THE COUNTED
A two-year accountability project, now used by the Justice Department, reporting every police killing in America through data, documentaries, explanatory investigations and interactive graphics. Winner of the Deadline Club Award for Digital Innovation, James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine Award and National Headliner Award for Best in Show. Finalist for the Peabody Award.
HOMAN SQUARE
An exclusive investigation, based on a First Amendment lawsuit, detailing allegations of abuse inside a secretive ‘black site’ operated by the Chicago police. Nominated for two Online Journalism Awards.
THE INJUSTICE SYSTEM
A life-changing true-crime series — part documentary, part innovative storytelling — helped a woman go free from prison.
#FergusonNext
A solution-based collaboration between the opinion departments of Guardian US and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ebony.com, Colorlines, The St. Louis American and The St. Louis Riverfront Times.