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Noteworthy accomplishments [edit]

Teaching journalism through Wikinews as an online journalism lab.
Collaborating with others on stories and reporting projects.
Reviving the Audio Wikinews Project with News briefs: March 17, 2012, and the second podcast was my 11th contribution to Wikinews and marked my graduation to cub reporter!

Audio Wikinews is also available as an RSS feed. News Brief RSS and on iTunes

Featured articles [edit]

Crtew RSS

For Wikinewsies who have created, authored or contributed at least 3 paragraphs to 1-10 stories.

Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world, Friday, January 13, 2012

Original reporting [edit]

Wikimania 2012 tackles diversity issues, 14 July 2012
US fans turn out for 2012 Phoenix Comicon, 2 June 2012
News briefs: April 7, 2012, Saturday, April 8, 2012
Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion, Wednesday, April 4, 2012
US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation, Friday, March 30, 2012

Articles [edit]

5 February 2013: UN adds to criticism of Australian offshore centers
14 July 2012: Wikimania 2012 tackles diversity issues
12 June 2012: News briefs: June 11, 2012
9 June 2012: Winning horse I'll Have Another loses shot at US Triple Crown
6 June 2012: Science Fiction author Ray Bradbury dies
4 June 2012: News briefs: June 4, 2012
2 June 2012: US fans turn out for 2012 Phoenix Comicon
26 May 2012: News briefs: May 26, 2012
21 May 2012: I'll Have Another wins 2012 Preakness Stakes
19 May 2012: News briefs: May 19, 2012
15 May 2012: UN convoy targeted in Syrian province of Idlib
14 May 2012: Cyprus leader says no to second term
12 May 2012: News briefs: May 12, 2012
6 May 2012: News briefs: May 6, 2012
9 May 2012: Mexico and world react to murdered journalists
28 April 2012: News briefs: April 28, 2012
25 April 2012: Egypt cancels 15 year gas supply contract to Israel
23 April 2012: Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's infertility
22 April 2012: News briefs: April 21, 2012
6 May 2012: I'll Have Another wins 2012 Kentucky Derby
19 April 2012: China, UN rebuke North Korea for rocket launch
13 April 2012: Kentucky men plead not guilty in gay hate crime case
16 April 2012: News briefs: April 15, 2012
14 April 2012: Zimmerman stands before judge for the Trayvon Martin shooting
8 April 2012: News briefs: April 7, 2012
5 April 2012: Last Ottoman dies, aged 91
4 April 2012: China ends retaliation on social media sites
1 April 2012: News briefs: March 31, 2012
30 March 2012: US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation
4 April 2012: Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
24 March 2012: News briefs: March 24, 2012
18 March 2012: News briefs: March 17, 2012
14 February 2012: Wikinews Shorts: February 14, 2012
15 February 2012: Opposition calls for mass protests in Bahrain
10 February 2012: Wikinews Shorts: February 10, 2012
8 February 2012: European cold spell kills hundreds
10 February 2012: Egypt struggles to recover tourism, investment
1 February 2012: California teacher arrested after photos indicated lewd acts on children
13 January 2012: Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world
6 January 2012: Indiana Democrats block session to halt labor bill
3 January 2012: Two Syrian journalists killed around New Year's Day

Topics challenge [edit]

I will write at least one article in each topic area, place the "Done" template when completed, and recommend one, two or possibly three articles credited to me. (See: Community standard for credit under the "Cub Reporter" graphic.) No article will be listed in multiple categories, and the chosen category should be immediately intuitive. Recommended articles are ordered from new to old. My "To Do" list is in boldface.

Crime and law Done US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation (law), California teacher arrested after photos indicated lewd acts on children (crime), Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world (crime and law)
Culture and entertainment Not done
Disasters and accidents Done Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion (disaster) / Accidents Not done
Economy and business Done Egypt struggles to recover tourism, investment (economy and business)
Education Not done
Environment Not done
Health Done Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's infertility (women's health)
Obituaries Done Last Ottoman dies, aged 91
Politics and conflicts Done Indiana Democrats block session to halt labor bill (politics), Two Syrian journalists killed around New Year's Day (conflicts)
Science and technology Done China ends retaliation on social media sites (technology) / Science Not done
Sports Not done
Wacky news Not done
Weather Done European cold spell kills hundreds

Regions challenge [edit]

Using similar guidelines in "Topics" above, I will write at least one article about each region of the world. All articles listed below must be outside of my native country, which is the United States of America.

Africa Done Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion (The Republic of the Congo)
North America (outside of US) Done Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's infertility (Mexico)
South America Not done
Asia Done China ends retaliation on social media sites (China)
Europe Done European cold spell kills hundreds (European Continent)
Middle East Done Opposition calls for mass protests in Bahrain (Bahrain), Egypt struggles to recover tourism, investment (Egypt), Two Syrian journalists killed around New Year's Day (Syria)
Oceania Not done
World (several or more countries, poles, or oceans) Done Last Ottoman dies, aged 91 (Turkey, Egypt & France), Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world (Global) / Poles or oceans Not done

Media challenge [edit]

Similar to the above guidelines, but I will use a variety of tools to tell interesting stories and provide context and perspective to the facts. I will document my sources for each use below in my reporter's notes on the talk page of the article for transparency.

Note: Only temporarily double counting for purposes of examples until I get more articles under my belt.

Conduct a Q & A interview Done News briefs: April 7, 2012
Interview one expert source and one affected person in a story Not done
Use primary source documents to tell a story and supplement with an interview Done Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
Include human observation in a story where you have also conducted an interview Not done Note: Your own observation is considered primary. Observations from others is sourced and called secondary. Both should be documented in your notes.
Photo story Not done Note: You can either take the photos or you can retrieve them from a reliable source while strictly observing copyright.
Audio Done News briefs: April 7, 2012
Video Done China, UN rebuke North Korea for rocket launch (package), US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation (clips)
Create an infobox Not done
Create an infographic from sourced data Done Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
Create a diagram Not done
Use a map Done Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
Make a timeline Not done
Use a spreadsheet to analyze data from a primary source and supplement with an interview Not done
Apply your country's rules to access data from public institutions Not done