Beijing, China
$80 - $1000 / Day
I am a Belgian-American dual citizen who is proficient in both English and French. My reporting experiences have taken me inside sacred indigenous sweat lodges in Canada, craters full of trash in China and dance studios in Haiti. I'm willing to go anywhere, any time, to tell a good story.
A 97-year-old dancer inspires other Haitian artists to dedicate their lives to dance, in spite of the dwindling market for performers in Port-au-Prince.
The Gullah Geechee Nation in the southeast United States are famous for keeping the traditions of their slave ancestors alive. Now, they fight to protect their culture from racism, gentrification and obscurity.
Find out how China's young generation of environmentalists is tackling a future of pollution. This project won a national Edward R. Murrow Award, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, a Canadian Association of Journalists Award for Online Media and a Canadian Online Publish Award Gold for Best Interactive Story. All narration was done by Allison Griner, and she co-wrote, co-edited and co-shot the Waste section
On July 5, 2014, a gunman entered Seattle Pacific University injuring three and killing one person before he was subdued. In the day following the mass shooting, students share their stories. Written story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/08/04/gun-control-gun-rights-advocates-push-dueling-ballot-measures-in-washington/
Two rival initiatives are competing for votes in the 2014 Washington state elections, as part of a face-off that could influence the national debate over background checks. This video was reported, edited and co-shot by Allison Griner.
In Japan, women are largely barred by tradition from participating in sushi-making. Meet one Japanese woman who bucked tradition and founded her own sushi restaurant in Vancouver, Canada. This video was co-reported, co-shot and co-edited by Allison Griner.
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