A selection of writing, editing, multimedia content samples and communications materials created for news agencies, magazines, college courses, clinics and seminars I’ve been involved with over the years.

Magazine Feature Writing

• Kayak Anglers Drift to Still Waters: Published in Fish, Hunt and Ride, Summer 2016

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• Quebec Beckons Spring Hunters: Published in Fish, Hunt and Ride, Spring 2016

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News Writing / Multimedia Content

News Writing, multimedia content

• Teen ‘at a loss for words’ after saving man’s life
• To catch a thief: Farhat bakery style
• Huge boar shot dead east of Ottawa, turns out to be ‘pet’

Breaking News Editing, content packaging & curation

• 6 dead after Ottawa bus strikes Via Rail train
• Man arrested in trail of death across Ottawa Valley

Live Blog Reporting (Editing of real-time content creation, curation)

• ScribbleLive: Grey Cup 2015 Edmonton Eskimos vs. Ottawa RedBlacks
• ScribbleLive: Truck crash closes all lanes of EB Highway 417 in Ottawa

Social Media Content Creation

• Storify: A Day at the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show
• YouTube: Crappie Fishing on Ottawa’s Rideau River

Learning Materials, Clinics, etc.

• Algonquin College, Writing for Mobile Devices, SEO basics lesson plan

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• Algonquin College, Writing for Mobile Devices, Engagement lesson plan

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• Basic Functions Guide (Technical Writing, created for Ottawasun.com CMS)

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