What I've been up to

So journalism school has ended, and it's all being capped off with three weeks as an intern/freelancer at the Montreal Gazette, where i've published one article, and have at least two or three more in the works. I'm trying to catch the Google Street View car speeding around town via twitter updates. Yes, I'm aware that it's probably impossible but should still be a fun experience. Apparently, I'm getting some attention for it.

Although it seems i've all but forgotten American politics exists (which has a lot to do with election burnout and finally being able to trust a U.S. president with the job) I've gotten quite a bit of journalistic work done in the past 4 months.

Along with a few other j-students, I've produced two short documentaries. One was a current-affairs doc about Montreal's reaction to the Gaza conflict in December-January, and the other was on Quebec's doctor shortage. You can watch both of them here, via the National Film Board's Citizen Shift site.

Montreal Reacts To Gaza:

A Systematic Illness Part 1:

A Systematic Illness Part 2:

I've spent the last three months working on an online multi-platform report on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder within Canadian military veterans. The interviews can all be seen through this vuvox embed, and the entire report can be seen here. One of the videos has made its way around the veterans' online community, and I'll be writing an article for the Gazette using some quotes from these interviews.

In December and January I interned at CTV Montreal, where I produced three demo news reports. One is about the Christmas shopping season in a bad economy, one is about Obama's inauguration, and one is about snow removal in Montreal.

I produced this student newscast which featured the work (on or off-screen) of a dozen of my classmates. Most of the news was from Friday March 27th, with a few pre-made reports. It went live at 4pm that day and I edited in graphics later.

Finally, I made these two small reports for my Advanced TV class. One is on controversy surrounding the Montreal police union's pressure tactics, and one is an extended version of the interview with one of the characters from the Gaza documentary.

So that's why I haven't blogged in 5 months, or written any columns. After the Gazette, I'll keep freelancing for them and CTV (hopefully) and perhaps do some work for WatchMojo.com, who are based in Montreal. That is, unless someone actually wants to employ me...