Category: Journalism Clips

On tech and the economy in San Antonio

The new tech economy is changing the landscape of power as wealth shifts from one generation to the next. Here are some snapshots from that journey. globalscape_datapackage_2018 Kristen’s Take: How SA’s millennial debt burden holds them down – San Antonio Business Journal Recalibrating San Antonio’s education network for the new tech economy – San Antonio…

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San Antonio skylines and bylines

It’s been nearly three years since my first encounter with the San Antonio skyline and river pathways. The otherwise scorching sun that seethes into my pores has moved blessedly further away from the earth and the gorgeous season of San Antonio is moving toward full bloom. Clouds at dusk are whipped full of air, entangled…

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Mariposa Food Cooperative Audio Documentary

https://youtu.be/Ix35nT4oFE0 For the past three decades, Mariposa Food Cooperative has offered its members access to fresh and local food. Membership has swelled to about 700 people this year in West Philadelphia. But a recent analysis predicts the cooperative will go bankrupt if problems are ignored. *This story was produced in 2009*

Business reporting in the Rio Grande Valley

For the past year I’ve worked as a reporter on the Texas-Mexico border covering business in the Rio Grande Valley. I’ve written about education, agriculture, healthcare, international trade and the energy sector. I discovered that a venture capitalist firm planned to export electricity to Mexico while the region experienced frequent power outages. After my investigation,…

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