I frequently contribute to NBCNews.com stories, verifying UGC and video elements, sourcing interview subjects, or gathering details and editorial for stories across various verticals.
Alongside colleagues, I gathered and analyzed drone video shared by Ukrainian authorities and satellite imagery to compare reported and actual operational success of a Ukrainian drone mission.
Just how much damage did Ukraine do in its ‘Spiderweb’ drone attack on Russia?
Alongside a colleague, I verified graphic footage showing bodybags outside a forensic facility in Tehran following an outbreak of protests in Iran and worked with our standards team on how to characterize the footage.
Video of body bags at one Iranian morgue shows scale of Iran crackdown
I assisted in chronolocating and synchronizing footage from multiple angles showing the death of Renee Good for a visual investigation of her killing.
Videos contradict Trump’s claim Minn. driver ‘viciously ran over’ officer in fatal ICE shooting
Alongside colleagues, I helped to verify and characterize a viral video showing a man denied entry into a bar while wearing a Nazi uniform.
Man in Nazi uniform assaulted Georgia student after he was denied entry to bar, officials say
I sourced, cleared and verified pieces of UGC showing ICE detentions used in a visual feature story on the role of social media during the immigration crackdown.
How user-generated videos on social media brought Trump’s immigration crackdown to America’s screens
I verified social media video and gathered witnesses after a fan grabbed musician Billie Eilish at a concert.
Billie Eilish violently yanked by audience member during Miami concert
I sourced employee interview subjects via social media who were able to speak to the impacts of a cyber attack on Whole Foods’ supply chain for a story.
Cyberattack leads to Whole Foods shortages
I verified UGC showing the moment that shots were fired in Montgomery, AL during a shooting.
2 killed and 12 wounded in shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama
I identified a family impacted by a measles outbreak to be interviewed for a story.
Day care measles exposure forces Iowa family to take weeks off work for baby: ‘It only takes one’
I gathered and verified UGC video of a deadly explosion at a concert in Egypt.
1 person was killed and others injured in a fireworks explosion at Mohamed Ramadan concert in Egypt
In addition to sourcing, verifying, and clearing user-generated content and using social media to monitor and verify fatalities in conjunction with other newsroom partners and our standards team, I contributed to live-blog posts on the deadly floods over the span of two weekends.
Liveblog – Texas family of 3 killed in floods – July 11
Liveblog – Homes evacuated in Georgetown, Texas – July 5
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