Following my internship at Georgia Public Broadcasting and as a result of my exceptional performance in the Georgia News Lab program over the spring and summer, I received an internship with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from August 2020 to January 2021.
I was placed with the Atlanta Now team, the publications crime and breaking news unit. After elections and pandemic reporting earlier in the year, I now focused on stories including storm damages, car accident reports, shootings, robberies, apartment fires, traffic alerts, the Biden victory in the 2020 election and a few features on particular individuals. I often covered multiple stories daily. My final and biggest project was Atlanta's 2020 Homicide Victims Interactive.
Following this, I interned at CNN.
Print Publication
APRIL
FRONT PAGE: ‘This … is real to us’: Poll workers prepare for voters in pandemic — April 29
JUNE
FRONT PAGE: More Voters, Fewer Polls Means Long Lines Likely For Georgia Primary — June 3
SEPTEMBER
Storm brings a day of flooding, damage — Sept. 18
OCTOBER
'The act of a hero': School worker set to donate kidney to student — Oct. 1
Check-in system to blame for delays — Oct. 15
After rocky start, long voting lines begin to shrink — Oct. 16
Digital Publication
SEPTEMBER
3 suspects die in fiery crash after police chase in Newton County
DA: Officers cleared in fatal shooting of man in his Hogansville home
GBI arrests 15, seizes $530K worth of meth in west Georgia drug bust
Man in cement truck killed in electrical accident in NW Atlanta
Man arrested, charged in 3 robberies on same day in Clayton County
DeKalb police searching for man after woman’s fatal shooting
UGA student sexually assaulted while walking home in Athens, cops say
Former Georgia college basketball player from Lithonia dies in car crash
Fugitive arrested, accused of hitting patrol car with stolen U-Haul truck in Smyrna
Fire at Norcross apartment complex causes ‘extensive damage’
Just out of prison, man accused of attacking couple in their Brookhaven home
Director accused of stealing $45K from foundation for special needs adults
Man arrested, accused of using online marketplaces to set up robberies
2 children injured after their dirt bike was rear-ended, police said
Neighbors rescue couple from camper explosion, but woman dies from injuries
Gwinnett police seek man accused of taking gun used in bar shooting
Driver charged in Marietta crash that seriously injured 84-year-old
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Atlantans react to Biden win as he leads Trump by nearly 10,200 in Ga.
Atlanta rally to push vote counting turns into Biden celebration
Georgia votes: Last-minute voters find no lines at many metro polls
Police increase reward after thieves knock down wall, steal 37 guns
UPDATE: Security footage, handgun shed light on 15-year-old’s shooting death
‘It’s not that crowded’: Fewer shoppers, but metro stores still busy on Black Friday
DECEMBER
Defibrillators, other items stolen from Gainesville business
FBI arrests Duluth man accused of selling opioids on the darknet
After year on the run, murder suspect arrested by Atlanta police during traffic stop
‘Most Wanted’ Atlanta man arrested, accused of 2019 studio shooting
DeKalb residents forced to jump from burning apartment complex; 18 injured
Community donates after apartment fire leaves DeKalb families with only ashes
Dunwoody community pitches in to help families displaced by apa rtment fire
2 injured after car crashes into Church’s restaurant in Atlanta
Atlanta-area therapists see surge in demand after so much tumult
Atlanta's 2020 Homicide Victims Interactive (I conducted the research for and created the list of victims for this project)