The Drying Salton Sea
Winner of the 2020 Knight Award for Excellence in Reporting on a Science or Environmental Subject from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Nick R.
Washington, DC, USA
$350 - $600 / Day
About
I’m a video journalist with more than 5 years of newsroom experience and skilled in all stages of reported news video production, from ideation and pitching to reporting and producing in the field and scripting, editing and post-production on the backend.
Top Services
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- Video Editor - News
Top Projects
HIV Survivors Confront Painful Memories and New Risks in Pandemic
I wrote, reported and photographed this article on the impact of the early days of the covid-19 pandemic on long-term HIV survivors living in and around Palm Springs, California. The article was published as part of The New York Times' California Today newsletter.
- Reporter / Journalist
Farmworkers Are Among Those At Highest Risk for COVID-19, Studies Show
I co-wrote and reported this story for PBS Frontline which accompanied the episode "Covid's Hidden Toll." The story digs into a study which found that in the first months of the covid-19 pandemic, farmworkers were among those most vulnerable to infection.
- Reporter / Journalist
“It’s a national tragedy”: What a devastating Covid-19 outbreak at a California slaughterhouse reveals about the federal government’s failed pandemic response
Co-wrote and reported this investigation about how OSHA's lack of covid-19 specific safety regulations left workers at California meatpacking and agricultural facilities unprotected in unsafe working conditions.
- Reporter / Journalist
Washington Post Live's 2023 Global Women's Summit videos
As senior video producer for Washington Post Live, I managed the production of the videos for WPL's 2023 Global Women's Summit, coordinating between editorial and design to create a new format of intro videos. I also edited half of the videos and produced the sizzle reel displayed on the summit landing page: https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/washington-post-live-global-womens-summit/
- Video Editor - News
The One Problem with Solar
"The One Problem With Solar" explores the impact of solar field development on rural residential communities in southern California and the Mojave desert.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
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Production Support
- Field Producer
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- TV News Producer
- Documentary DP
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
Post Production