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The Women Supporting Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro

Behind the Barricades, Inside Nicaragua's Protest Movement

About 300 people have been killed in Nicaragua since nationwide protests began in April. Our reporters traveled to the front lines of the anti-government movement.

Published July 19, 2018 on NYTimes.com

After 40 Days Apart, a Migrant Family Reunites

Ludin and her children, ages 9 and 17, were separated immediately after they crossed the border illegally into Texas. Sent to different parts of the country, they were kept apart for 40 days. We were there for their reunion.

Link to article here.

Published June 29, 2018

How to Survive When Money Is Worthless

A visual interactive story that’s not embeddable here: link to NYTimes here.

A year and a half after a New York Times correspondent was kicked out of Venezuela, he returned to see how people are holding on as inflation makes buying a single cup of coffee nearly impossible.

Published June 27, 2018 on www.nytimes.com

How to Win an Election in Venezuela

Subsidized eggs and frozen chickens may help to explain why President Nicolás Maduro stayed in power. Our correspondents followed his supporters as they enticed undernourished citizens to vote for Mr. Maduro in exchange for food.

Published May 21, 2018 on www.nytimes.com

Dispatch from Cúcuta, Colombia

Elections are approaching in Venezuela, but many citizens have other concerns. As President Nicolás Maduro looks to stay in power, thousands are trying to flee. A Times video correspondent traveled to the Colombian border town of Cúcuta. This is what he saw.

Published May 19, 2018 on www.nytimes.com.

Heritage and Protest

In a Louisiana town, a mother navigates racial tensions that flare up around her son’s wish to take a knee during the national anthem, and her own wish to have a local Confederate monument removed.

Published Jan. 9, 2018 on www.nytimes.com.

Deportation Deadline

After years of checking in with immigration officers, a Salvadoran man who entered the U.S. illegally 15 years ago, is suddenly told he will be deported. The man's daughter, who is preparing to graduate from high school, debates his case with a supervising ICE officer.

Episode 2 in "The Rift" series. Watch story here.

Published Nov. 19, 2017 on www.nytimes.com

Train Your Replacement

When an Indianapolis factory announced it was moving operations to Mexico, two longtime coworkers Mark Elliott and John Leonard had a falling out over the company's offer to train their replacements. One decided to train. The other refused.

Published Oct. 25, 2017 on www.nytimes.com

Into the Deluge

As Harvey's rains bore down on Texas, a 911 dispatcher and a pastor's daughter felt nature at its fiercest — and saw humanity at its best.

Published Sept. 6, 2017 on www.nytimes.com.

National Edward R. Murrow Award for “Breaking News” team coverage

NPPA 1st Prize, Team Photography

*Vimeo Staff Pick*

The Rise of Body Cameras

With the rapid rise of body cameras comes new questions of transparency and trust for law enforcement and communities. A four-part video series. Half-hour documentary here.

Published Jan. 6, 2017 on NYTimes.com

2018 National Edward R. Murrow Award for “Hard News”

95 and Fighting to Vote

After the rollback of the Voting Rights Act, Rosanell Eaton, age 95, is again having to stand up for voting rights in rural North Carolina. 

Published Nov. 8, 2016 on NYTimes.com

A Delegate Revolt

Some supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders walked out of the Democratic National Convention after a roll call determined Hillary Clinton to be the official nominee for president.

Published July 27, 2016 on NYTimes.com

Trump's Biker Force

Chris Cox leads Bikers for Trump, a group that drove into Cleveland on motorcycles on Monday to patrol the Republican National Convention and to rally behind the presumptive nominee.

Published July 19, 2016 on NYTimes.com

Locking Eyes With Omar Mateen

Tiara Parker, right, was trapped in a bathroom stall at the Pulse nightclub when she locked eyes with Omar Mateen, the gunman. She and her cousin Akyra Monet Murray were shot, and Ms. Murray died. Natalie Murray, left, Akyra's mother, recalled her daughter's frantic phone call.

Published June 16, 2016 on NYTimes.com

2017 – Online Journalism Award (OJA), Breaking News (team coverage)

A Weekend in Chicago

Three days, 64 people shot, six of them dead: Memorial Day on the streets, and the violence that has engulfed families and neighborhoods.

Published June 4, 2016

Link to interactive on www.nytimes.com

2017 – NPPA 2nd prize, News Multimedia Story

2017 – POYi 2nd Prize in Online News and Issue Story Editing

2017 – POYi Special Recognition in Documentary Project of the Year 

Abortion in the Time of Zika

In a Zika-ravaged Brazil, pregnant women face life-threatening decisions under the country's strict ban on abortion.

Published May 18, 2016 on www.nytimes.com

Link to video

POYi 1st Prize in Multimedia News and Issue Reporting 

Born in the Time of Zika

A young Brazilian couple waited two years to begin their family. Then everything changed.

Published March 9, 2016 on NYTimes.com

 

Iowa's Rural Vote

Rural voters can swing Iowa's caucuses. Meet five of them.

Published on January 28, 2016

Link to interactive on www.nytimes.com

Black on Campus

Students protesting racial insensitivity at Purdue University in Indiana showed solidarity with similar demonstrations at the University of Missouri and Yale.

Published Nov. 19, 2015 on NYTimes.com

#BlackTwitter After #Ferguson

On the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, three prominent activists read their tweets from the past year and reflect on the challenges and legacy of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Published on NYTimes.com Aug. 10, 2015

The Psychologist Warden

A new warden at Cook County Jail in Chicago is looking for ways to treat an influx of mentally ill inmates. Her hiring comes at a time when many public mental health facilities have closed.

Published on NYTimes.com on July 30, 2015

Cuba's Coral Garden

Jardines de la Reina is a wonderland of sharks, giant groupers, schools of colorful fish, and one of the Caribbean’s healthiest reefs.

Published on NYTimes.com July 14, 2015 

Taxidermy's Best in Show

Competitors vie for the top spot at the World Taxidermy Championships, held in Springfield, Mo., and billed as “The Greatest Taxidermy Show on Earth.”

Published June 1, 2015 on NYTimes.com

After Tamir Rice, Pain Lingers

Family and friends of Tamir Rice struggle with their loss five months after a Cleveland police officer fatally shot the 12-year-old while playing with a toy gun.

Published on NYTimes.com on April 22, 2015.

An Election in Ferguson

For the first time in Ferguson, Mo., two black candidates are running for the City Council seat in the ward where Michael Brown was killed. Both are for change, but their similarities end there.

Published on NYTimes.com on April 5, 2015

Tribal Oil and Trouble

Murder charges spark an investigation into a tribal chairman’s business dealings on the oil-rich Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.

Published Dec. 29, 2014 on NYTimes.com

Link to article and video

Ferguson Weeps, Then Burns

A raw view of the protests that turned into riots in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night after a grand jury decided not to charge Officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown.

Published on NYTimes.com, Nov. 25, 2014

National Edward R. Murrow Award for Online Breaking News

Flying Low, Dodging Towers

Crop-duster pilots working around wind farms are encountering a new and proliferating hazard camouflaged among the fields, one that has already led to several deaths.

Published Oct. 3, 2014 on NYTimes.com

Link to article and video

Stacked With Warrants

Amid reform in Ferguson, Mo., a neighbor of Michael Brown’s family tried to clear various warrants for his arrest so he could participate in civil disobedience.

Published Sept. 12, 2014 on NYTimes.com

The Body of Michael Brown

For at least four hours after he was shot by a police officer, the body of Michael Brown lay in the middle of Canfield Drive. What happened in those hours set the stage for two weeks of unrest in Ferguson, Mo.

Published Aug. 24, 2014 on NYTimes.com

10 Best Videos of 2014, The New York Times

A Protest Ignited

Protesters angered over the police shooting of Michael Brown squared off with law enforcement in the streets of Ferguson, Mo. again, looting some stores.

Published Aug. 15, 2014 on NYTimes.com

 

Standoff in Ferguson

Five days after the death of Michael Brown, protesters continued to face off with the police as more racially charged demonstrations gripped the streets of Ferguson, Mo.

Published Aug. 14, 2014 on NYTimes.com

In Mexico, a Stalled Journey

While thousands of child migrants from Central America have crossed the Rio Grande to U.S. soil, thousands more don’t make it that far. Many end up detained or broke in towns like Reynosa, Mexico.

Published July 19, 2014 on www.nytimes.com.

Link here.

Hog Hunting for Survival

A cowboy turned roughneck reflects on the haves and have-nots in Texas' Eagle Ford oil boom.

Published June 30, 2014 at nytimes.com. 

Wrigley Field Turns 100

Despite the team’s disappointing record, the century-old home of the Chicago Cubs continues to draw fans.

Published April 21, 2014 on www.nytimes.com. 

Wisconsin, a Love Song

Nickolas Butler, author of “Shotgun Lovesongs,” discusses writing, Wisconsin winters and the stirring influence of Bon Iver.

Published April 3, 2014, on nytimes.com

Death of a Moose

Moose in Minnesota are dying at an alarming rate, and biologists are racing to understand what's behind the rapid decline.

Published March 5, 2014, on nytimes.com

Hers to Lose

Christine C. Quinn, once the front-runner in the 2013 New York mayoral race, lost in the Democratic primary. This 30-minute documentary is the story of her collapse, as witnessed from within her campaign.

Published September 26, 2013 on NYTimes.com.

Link to article and video

World Press Photo, 2nd Prize Online Feature

POYi 3rd Prize in Documentary Journalism

Nieman Storyboard's "Best of Narrative, 2013" 

Vimeo "Staff Pick"

The Trials of Jacob Mach

A 24-minute documentary follows a Lost Boy who, 12 years after leaving Sudan, has found that the dream of a better life is both all around and just outside his grasp.

Published December 4, 2013, at nytimes.com.

A Deadly Dance

In Portland, Maine, a surge in heroin use contributes to a rash of fatal overdoses.

Published July 19, 2013, at nytimes.com.

National Edward R. Murrow Award for Online Hard News

POYi 3rd Prize in Issue Reporting

Maine Hermit Faces Jail and Fame

Police believed that a man who lived secluded in the Maine woods for 27 years was responsible for at least 1,000 burglaries. Yet news of his story sparked an outpouring of public sympathy.

Published June 11, 2013, at nytimes.com.

The Trial of Whitey Bulger

Reporters who covered the Boston crime boss James (Whitey) Bulger describe how he became one of the most notorious gangsters in American history.

Published June 17, 2013, at nytimes.com.

Cod Fishery in Crisis

Jim Ford, a cod fisherman out of Gloucester, Mass., faced an uncertain future after the New England Fisheries Management Council voted on painful reductions to cod harvests.

Published January 31, 2013, at nytimes.com.

Link to video

In Deportation, Age 6

Liliana Muñoz, 6, was alone when Border Patrol officers caught her as she was being smuggled across the Rio Grande. Now facing deportation, she’s also alone in immigration court without a lawyer.

Published Aug. 25, 2012

Link to video on NYTimes.com

Deadline Club Award, Society of Professional Journalists, NYC Chapter

A Factory Grows in Haiti

The showcase project for Haiti's earthquake reconstruction is being built far outside the disaster zone, in a location that could jeopardize the country's key conservation effort.

Published July 17, 2012 on NYTimes.com

The Women Supporting Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro

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Why Brazilian Women Support Jair Bolsonaro | Dispatches

Behind the Barricades, Inside Nicaragua's Protest Movement

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After 40 Days Apart, a Migrant Family Reunites

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How to Survive When Money Is Worthless

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How to Win an Election in Venezuela

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How Do You Win an Election in Venezuela? Control the Food | Times Documentaries

Dispatch from Cúcuta, Colombia

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Why Venezuela's Elections Don't Matter to a Desperate Populace | Times Documentaries

Heritage and Protest

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Deportation Deadline

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Train Your Replacement

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Into the Deluge

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The Rise of Body Cameras

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95 and Fighting to Vote

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A Delegate Revolt

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Trump's Biker Force

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Locking Eyes With Omar Mateen

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A Weekend in Chicago

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Abortion in the Time of Zika

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Born in the Time of Zika

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Iowa's Rural Vote

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Black on Campus

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#BlackTwitter After #Ferguson

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The Psychologist Warden

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Cuba's Coral Garden

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Taxidermy's Best in Show

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After Tamir Rice, Pain Lingers

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An Election in Ferguson

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Tribal Oil and Trouble

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Ferguson Weeps, Then Burns

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Flying Low, Dodging Towers

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Stacked With Warrants

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The Body of Michael Brown

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A Protest Ignited

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Standoff in Ferguson

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In Mexico, a Stalled Journey

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Hog Hunting for Survival

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Wrigley Field Turns 100

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Wisconsin, a Love Song

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Death of a Moose

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Hers to Lose

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The Trials of Jacob Mach

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A Deadly Dance

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Maine Hermit Faces Jail and Fame

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The Trial of Whitey Bulger

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Cod Fishery in Crisis

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In Deportation, Age 6

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A Factory Grows in Haiti

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